Contact details
Address: Bakeham LanE-Egham-TW20 9TY-United Kingdom
Legal Status: UN treay level
Email Website
Material
Microbial and invertebrate
Bacteria | X | Filamentous fungi (Basidiomycetes) | X |
Yeasts (Ascomycetes) | X | Virus | |
Yeasts (Basidiomycetes) | X | Nematodes | |
Filamentous fungi (Ascomycetes) | X | Mycoplasmas |
Type of material maintained:
Modern breeds and varieties | Traditional breeds and varieties | Populations | Other(s) |
X |
Type of material stored:
Living collections | Sperm | Egg cells | Seeds | Tissue cultures | Cells | Other(s) |
X | MICROBES |
Collection description:
Date of start of the collection/population: < 1980
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): > 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 30000
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): ↘ > 20%
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: International
Population management:
- ex situ
Objective of maintaining the collection/population:
Conservation | Research | Breeding | Training | Awareness raising | Other(s) |
X | X | X |
Activities
Management
Use of available technical guidelines (e.g. FAO) | No |
Use of a documentation system | Yes |
Collection as part of a larger documentation system |
Other: GBRCN |
Database management system (software) |
Private software – Biolomics |
Document passport data | Yes |
Link to passport data | www.cabi.bioaware.com |
Document characterisation data | www.cabi.bioaware.com |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: No
Documentation: Yes
Testing
Viability testing of stored material: | Frequently |
Diagnosis of the presence of pests and diseases, or contaminations: | Frequently |
Regeneration/multiplication: | Frequently |
Overall viability level of your collection
Good:
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 4
Storage conditions of the collection
- Cryo bank
- DNA bank
- Lyophilised (LYO)
Access and distribution conditions
Providers | Recipients |
Use of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) | Use of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) |
Distribution of material (per year)
Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | >75% |
Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed | 15 |
Number of Non-EU countries in which samples are distributed | 50 |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): 50,000 – 250,000
Funding sources (in %)
Private | 5% |
Other(s) | 95% |
Funding allocation (in %)
Collection and uptake of new materials | 5% |
Processing of new materials | 5% |
Storage | 50% |
Maintenance/regeneration | 25% |
Documentation | 10% |
Distribution | 5% |