CABRI: Catalogue production guidelines: fungi and yeasts: data input

Field	Strain number
Description	collections’ own accession no of the strain, consists of collection acronym followed by a number separated with a blank.
Input process	Make sure unique number is given to each strain
Required for	MDS

Other culture collection numbers

Field	Other culture collection numbers
Description	accession numbers of the strain in other collections. Numbers are separated by semicolon. Can not be given if the strain is unique in the collection.
Input process	New strain: as given by depositor Existing strain: if strain is sent to another collection, get and add accession number used in that collection Collection acronyms: CABRI agreed list Numbers are separated by semicolon
Required for	MDS

Restrictions

Field	Restrictions
Description	value "no", or a text field describing the appropriate restrictions: hazard group, import/export regulations, .. The text may contain codes which refer to text files explaining the restrictions in more detail.
Input process	Enter ‘No’, or actual restrictions, which may be linked to a file for conditions of delivery
Required for	MDS

Organism type

Field	Organism type
Description	"Fungi" for filamentous fungi or "Yeasts" for yeasts.
Input process	Enter ‘Fungi’ or ‘Yeasts’
Required for	MDS

Name

Field	Name
Description	full scientific name of the strain: Genus name and species epithet Subspecies * Variety * Forma * Forma specialis * Authors of the name *: only if applicable
Input process	Enter full scientific name as given by depositor and confirmed (or changed) by collection. Names of authors of the name are included. CABRI list of names is available, but not complete
Required for	MDS

Race

Field	Race
Description	name of the race of the strain and authors of the race. Applies only to a small subset of the strains
Input process	Enter name or number of the race as given by depositor and confirmed (or changed) by collection. Names of authors of the race are included after a comma.
Required for	RDS

Status

Field	Status
Description	nomenclatural status of the strain (like "type", "neotype", etc.) Does not apply to all strains
Input process	Enter information on type ("type", "neotype", etc.). In case of synonyms (status refers to another taxon than the one mentioned in the NAME field), add 'of' and the scientific name of the synonym Format and reference list: see MINE format (Gams et al., J Gen Microbiol 1988;134:1667-1689).
Required for	MDS

Misapplied names

Field	Misapplied names
Description	names incorrectly applied to the strain (misidentifications) that may still be in use. Does not apply to all strains
Input process	Enter previous name of strain when the strain is reidentified, and the old name is not a synonym of the new name. Same format and reference list as Name field.
Required for	RDS

History of deposit

Field	History
Description	history of the element from isolator to depositor. Name of isolator Institute of isolator Name of depositor Institute of depositor Names and institutes in between
Input process	Enter information as given by depositor Format: see MINE format (Gams et al., J Gen Microbiol 1988;134:1667-1689).
Required for	MDS

Conditions for growth

Field	Conditions for growth
Description	Culture medium Light conditions Temperature conditions
Input process	Each collection has to provide its own list of culture media and recipes, medium provided for strain is linked to medium in this file Atmospheric conditions should only be given if they are special. Additional remarks on the cultivation like 'freshly prepared medium is necessary' or 'extended incubation time…' if necessary'
Required for	MDS

Form of supply

Field	Form of supply
Description	form in which the strain will be sent to the customer
Input process	Values: ‘Active', ‘Dried', 'Dried ice'
Required for	MDS

Isolated from

Field	Isolated from
Description	name of substrate or host from which the strain was isolated.
Input process	Enter information as given by depositor Format: see MINE format (Gams et al., J Gen Microbiol 1988;134:1667-1689). Reference list: not available, could be compiled from data.
Required for	RDS

Geographic origin

Field	Geographic origin
Description	name of country where strain originated from, followed by details on location
Input process	Enter information as given by depositor Format: see MINE format (Gams et al., J Gen Microbiol 1988;134:1667-1689). Reference list for country names: name based on country code file retrieved from: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/iso3166-countrycodes updated by the RIPE Network Co-ordination Centre, in co-ordination with the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency at DIN Berlin. Exception for UK, USA, USSR, Netherlands, North Korea
Required for	RDS

Mutant

Field	Mutant
Description	type and parent of mutant if strain is a mutant strain. Applies only to a small number of strains.
Input process	Enter information as given by depositor
Required for	RDS

Sexual state

Field	Sexual state
Description	sexual condition of the strain. Does not apply to all strains
Input process	Format and reference list: see MINE format (Gams et al., J Gen Microbiol 1988;134:1667-1689).
Required for	RDS

Literature

Field	Literature
Description	reference to publication in which the strain is described. Especially recommended for type strains.
Input process	new entry: JournalTitle Year;Volume(issue):beginning page#'-ending page# The journal title is abbreviated following international standard rules (ISSN abbreviations). The abbreviations are without dot. Authors and title of the article are not mentioned. existing catalogues: conversion by SRS following CABRI agreed standard This reference can be followed by the Pubmed ID enclosed within square brackets as follows: [PMID: 1234567], where '1234567' is the Pubmed ID of the paper.
Required for	RDS

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