Repository details
Fungal Genetics Stock Center
Name of repository
Fungal Genetics Stock Center
Additional name(s)
- FGSC
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The Fungal Genetics Stock Center has preserved and distributed strains of genetically characterized fungi since 1960. The collection includes over 23,000 accessioned strains of classical and genetically engineered mutants of key model, human, and plant pathogenic fungi. These materials are distributed as living stocks to researchers around the world.
Keyword(s)
Repository size
Over 23.000 Neurospora strains, a growing number of Neurospora knock-outs, over 2.000 Aspergillus strains and various representatives of other fungi
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (3)
Additional name(s)
- NSF
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1960
Additional name(s)
- USCCN
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- Fungal Genetics Stock Center
- FGSC
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
commercial
Start date of responsibility
1960
Policies (2)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- feeRequired
Data licenses (2)
DataLicense
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- feeRequired
Data upload license (1)
Data upload license name
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Data citation guideline
Quality management
yes
Remarks
Remarks
Molecular materials are listed both in the catalog and online. (The old catalog is still available, but has not been updated since 2006.) The FGSC is also listed in the international bioportal, Straininfo.net and GCM.
Entry date
2014-03-26
Last update
2024-12-13
Cite this re3data.org record:
re3data.org: Fungal Genetics Stock Center; editing status 2024-12-13; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3491H last accessed: 2025-06-12- Current projects
- EOSC FAIR-IMPACT
-
To the extent possible under law,
re3data.org
has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to
the database entries of re3data.org.
-
Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
.
- Cite this service: re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3D last accessed: 2025-06-12
