Contact details
Address: Uppsalalaan 8-Utrecht-3584CT-Netherlands
Legal Status: Public research institution 0
Email [1] Website [2]
Material
Microbial and invertebrate
| Bacteria | X | Filamentous fungi (Basidiomycetes) | X |
| Yeasts (Ascomycetes) | X | Virus | |
| Yeasts (Basidiomycetes) | X | Nematodes | |
| Filamentous fungi (Ascomycetes) | X | Mycoplasmas |
Other(s): Plasmids, bacteriophages
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 |
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): 90000
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 unique identifier | Yes |
| Use of a documentation system | Yes in-house developed databases |
| Database management system (software) |
In-house-built |
| Document passport data | Yes |
| Link to passport data | http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/Collections/DefaultInfo.aspx?Page=Home |
| Document characterisation data | http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/Collections/DefaultInfo.aspx?Page=Home |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: Yes
Documentation: Yes
Testing
| Viability testing of stored material: | Frequently |
| Diagnosis of the presence of pests and diseases, or contaminations: | Frequently |
| Transgene detection: | No |
| Regeneration/multiplication: | Frequently |
| Molecular analysis (e.g. DNA sequencing or fingerprinting): | Frequently |
| Evaluation of useful traits: | Yes, but rarely |
Overall viability level of your collection
Very good:
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 3
Storage conditions of the collection
- Cryo bank
- DNA bank
- Herbarium samples
- Lyophilised (LYO)
Access and distribution conditions
| Providers | Recipients |
| Written agreement only in special cases | Use of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) |
Distribution of material (per year)
| Number of distributed samples | 5500 |
| 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): > 250,000
Funding sources (in %)
| National government | 30% |
| Other public authorities than national governement and other agencies | 55% |
| Private | 15% |
| Comments | had to be estimated |
Funding allocation (in %)
| Collection and uptake of new materials | 15% |
| Processing of new materials | 25% |
| Storage | 25% |
| Maintenance/regeneration | 25% |
| Documentation | 5% |
| Distribution | 5% |