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Information describing FGSC policies, strain availability, origins, and other topics covered in the FGSC catalog
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Availability of Stocks
Most stocks are maintained both as desiccated spores on silica gel and as freeze-dried spores. Strains that do not sporulate are stored at -80 and in liquid nitrogen. When a strain is requested, we start it growing here at the FGSC. Most strains can be shipped within a week. Some require more effort to revive and can take longer. Please consult us if there are any concerns about delays.
Deposit of Stocks
We solicit deposit of strains on which genetic or biochemical information is published or in press. We invite suggestions of valuable stocks which should be included. A deposit sheet is included at the end of the catalog or can be downloaded from the FGSC web site. Additions or corrections to linkage data, genetic background, references, etc. are welcomed. Additional information of many stocks can be provided upon specific request.
Shipment of Strains
Most strains are stored on anhydrous silica gel. In preparation for shipment, a few crystals of the stock culture are transferred to fresh agar slants, and when growth can be seen, the slants are sent via UPS or international air-mail. In most cases, strains can be dispatched 2-3 days after receiving a request. Strains may be sent via FedEx if an additional fee is paid. Phone orders may be placed at 913-588-7044; the FAX number is 913-588-7295; We encourage the use of E-mail as this assures timely and accurate ordering. Orders may also be placed directly from the FGSC web site.
Acknowledgements
Thanks are due to the many investigators who have deposited stocks, as indicated by initials in the list. These and others have provided a valuable service by providing accessory information, correcting errors, and depositing improved strains to supplement or replace those originally listed.
Key to Symbols
Allele Designation:
The number usually refers to an isolation number. Numbers without prefixes indicate the original Beadle and Tatum mutants. The few exceptions are indicated by underlining the allele numbers.
Prefixes used are as follows:
| A | M. Ahmad |
| AB | Used by Thomas E. Johnson |
| ALS | Alice L. Schroeder |
| ANTAS | Used by John H. Chalmers, Jr. |
| AR | Alan Radford |
| B | Brookhaven National Laboratory-used by Val Woodward; also by M.E. Case et al. to refer to pan-2 alleles |
| BAT | Used by J.L. Reissig |
| BC | Used by R.L. Metzenberg |
| BE | Bruce Eberhart |
| BS | B.R. Smith |
| BVS | B.V. Smith |
| C | California Institute of Technology |
| C- | Cornell University |
| CA | Canberra- used by D. Smyth |
| car | Used by A.M. Kapular |
| CD | Used by R.H. Davis |
| CJS | Carol J. Smarr-used by D.D. Perkins |
| CL | Used by A.S. Sussman |
| CM | Used by A.M. Eberhart |
| CN | Used by N.F. Robertson |
| CR | Used by W.M. Thwaites to denote citrulline resistant |
| CR- | Used by H. Bertrand |
| CU | Columbia University |
| D | Duke University-used by S.R. Gross |
| D | Used by G.A. Marzluf |
| DBL | D.B. Lee |
| DFC | D.F. Caroline |
| DH | Dorothy Halsall |
| DJ | David Jacobson |
| DK | Used by S.R. Gross |
| DL | A.M. DeLange--used by N.B. Raju |
| DS | David Stadler |
| DW | Dow Woodward |
| E | Emerson- used by Sterling Emerson; also used by T. Ishikawa to refer to ad-8 mutants |
| ER | Used by V.E.A. Russo |
| F | Used by D. Woodward, et al. to refer to ad-4 mutants |
| FB | Frank Buxton |
| FK | Fraser and Kafer |
| FLR | Used by S.R. Gross |
| FS | Florida State- used by DeBusk/Selitrennikoff |
| G | B. Gowdridge- used by M.J. Mayo |
| GH | George Hoffmann |
| GN | Used by G.W. Charlang |
| GNB | George N. Bistis |
| H | Hungate- used by Frank Hungate |
| HC | Ho Coy Choke |
| HK | Homare Kuwana |
| HS | Hugh Sweeney |
| HY | Used by Julian Hartley |
| I | Used by G.A. Marzluf |
| j | Used by I.B. Barthelmess |
| JBM | Joyce B. Maxwell |
| JC | J.B. Courtright |
| JFL | J.F. Lehman- used by R.L. Metzenberg |
| JH | Johns Hopkins Univ.- used by W.D. McElroy |
| JI | John Innes (Inst.)- used by J.R. Fincham |
| JL | John Leslie |
| JP | Used by M.L. Sargent |
| K | Used by D.G. Catcheside; also by K.C. Atwood for K22 (amyc) |
| KG | Kwansei Gakuin- used by H. Kuwana |
| KGP | K.G. Perrine - Used by G. Marzluf |
| KH | K.S. Hsu |
| KO | Used by A. Radford |
| KS | Kansas State- used by V. Woodward |
| L | C.C. Lindegren |
| L | L. Livingston |
| LD | Lori Dunn |
| LLM | Laura Livingston Mays |
| LO | Lori Olson |
| LP | Lakshmi Pendyala |
| LW | Lloyd Wolfinbarger |
| M | B.D. Maling |
| MB | Monica Bjorkman |
| MD | Michael C. Deeley |
| MEP | Used by R.H. Davis |
| MK | Used by V.E.A. Russo |
| MKG | Used by R.L. Metzenberg |
| MN | Mutant Neurospora- used by D.E.A. Catcheside |
| MW | Used by A.S. Sussman |
| N | Dorothy Newmeyer |
| NAN | Used by Morris Grindle |
| NM | Noreen Murray |
| NMR | Used by G.A. Marzluf |
| NS | W.N. Strickland |
| OP | Used by G.J.Sorger |
| ORS | Used by O. Mylyk |
| OY | O.C. Yoder |
| P | Perkins- used by D.D. Perkins; also by N.E. Murray nee Parker |
| PB | Used by Thomas E. Johnson |
| PD | Peter Dodd |
| PJR | Peter J. Russell |
| PR | Designates partial reversion |
| R | Rockefeller- used by E.L. Tatum |
| RC | Reed College |
| RES | R.E. Subden |
| RLM | R.L. Metzenberg |
| RLP | R. LePage |
| RP | R.L. Phillips |
| RS | R.W. Siegel- used by D.D. Perkins |
| RU | Rice University |
| RW | Ruth Williams- used by L.G. Williams |
| RWT | R.W. Tuveson |
| S | Stanford- used by E.L. Tatum |
| SAT | Sharon A. Thomas |
| SC | South Carolina- used by Mishra and DeLange |
| SDS | San Diego State |
| SF | Used by H.G. Gratzner |
| SG | Sam Gross- used by D.D. Perkins |
| STL | St. Lawrence |
| SUE | Used by R.E. Subden |
| SV | S.J. Vollmer |
| T | Texas- used by R.P. Wagner |
| T (underlined) | Tokyo- used by T. Ishikawa |
| TB | Thomas Baker |
| TJS | T.J. Schmidhauser |
| TL | T. Legerton |
| TM | Used by D.G. Catcheside and T. Angel nee Maxia |
| TP | Thomas Paulus |
| U | Used by G.A. Marzluf |
| UA | Univ. of Alberta- used by K.K. Jha |
| UCLA | Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
| UFC | United Fruit Co.- used by R.D. Goos |
| UG | Univ. of Georgia- used by Branch Howe |
| UK | Univ. of Kansas--used by J.A. Kinsey |
| UM | Univ. of Michigan- used by R.H. Davis |
| UT | Univ. of Texas |
| UV | Used by M. Grindle |
| UVC | Used by M. Grindle |
| UW | Univ. of Wisconsin- used by R.L. Metzenberg |
| UWO | Univ. of Western Ontario- used by W.L. Greer |
| V | N.V. Vigfusson |
| V (underlined) | Virginia- used by R.H. Garrett |
| WRN | Used by T.W. Seale to designate reversion by nitrous acid. |
| WRR | Used by G.A. Marzluf |
| WRU | Used by T.W. Seale to designate reversion by ultraviolet |
| Y | Yale- used by E.L. Tatum(1945- 49); |
| X | Used by B.M. Eberhart, also N.H. Giles (to 1973) |
| Z | H. Zalkin |
Suffixes used are as follows:
| Ab | aberration |
| (r) | resistant |
| (d) | dependent |
| (s) | sensitive |
| (p) | pH- sensitive |
| (t) | temperature- sensitive |
| pr | partial reversion |
| T | translocation (reciprocal or insertional) |
In addition, in cases where more than one gene mutation has been recovered from a stock, a suffix is added to the isolation number to differentiate the two; i.e., Y30539y is an allele of ylo-1; y30539r an allele of rib-2.
Genetic Background
The symbols are designed to provide the general nature of the background of each stock. No attempt is made to provide detailed information. Several nonidentical lines of Emerson, Lindegren and St. Lawrence wild types are in use. As stocks improved, a given laboratory often changed to different but related wild types. Where detailed information is essential, the investigator should write directly to the Stock Center.
For many of the original mutant strains of Beadle and Tatum, only incomplete records are available as to whether existing strains are original or derived. Where any doubt occurs, the symbol O? is employed to indicate uncertainty.
Symbols used are as follows:
| A | Abbott |
| C | Chilton |
| E | Emerson |
| L | Lindegren |
| M | Mixed |
| RL | Rockefeller-Lindegren |
| SL | St. Lawrence |
| AxC | Abbott crossed with Chilton |
| AxL | Abbott crossed with Lindegren |
| AxM | Abbott crossed with mixed |
| LxE | Lindegren crossed with Emerson |
Numbers after symbols (as SL4) refer to the number of backcrosses to the indicated background. SL4 should be read "back- crossed into St. Lawrence background four times."
Locus symbols used for Neurospora tetrasperma
| A/a | mating type alleles |
| d | lethal producing deliquescent asci; wild type allele D (formerly called 1,L) |
| E | lethal preventing ascospore maturation on certain media, producing 8- spored asci on other media (dominant); (wild type allele e) |
| I | lethal producing indurated asci (dominant); wild type allele |
| i | dwarf or yellow dwarf; wild type allele |
Locus symbols used for Neurospora interspecific hybrids
| A | mating type alleles |
| S | sitophila |
| C | crassa |
| T | tetrasperma |
| E | England |
| V | Virginia, USA |
Mutagen
Symbols used to indicate the mutagen employed are as follows:
| A | acridine ICR-170 |
| MDAB | methyl-dimethylaminobenzene |
| AFT-B | Alfatoxin B1 |
| MMS | methyl methane sulfonate |
| 2-AP | 2-Aminopurine |
| N | neutrons |
| BUDR | 5-bromodeoxyuridine |
| NA | nitrous acid |
| Co-60 | cobalt 60 |
| NG | N-methyl-N'-nitrosoguanidine |
| DEB | diepoxybutane |
| 4-NQO | 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide |
| DEO | diepoxyoctane |
| O | no mutagen, allele present in parent strain |
| DS | diethyl or dimethyl sulfate |
| P | beta propiolactone |
| EMS | ethyl methane sulfonate |
| RIP | Repeat Induced Point mutation |
| FUDR | 5-fluorodeoxyuridine |
| TR | transformation |
| G | gamma radiation |
| S | spontaneous |
| HA | hydroxylamine |
| S35 | sulfur 35 |
| M | mustard (nitrogen or sulfur) |
| UV | ultraviolet light |
| MC | methylcholanthrene |
| X | x-rays |
| UV+M | ultraviolet + mustard simultaneously |
Obtained from:
This section contains a comprehensive list of depositor initials and their full names. The list is extensive and includes researchers from various institutions worldwide who have contributed strains to the FGSC collection.
For the complete list of depositors and their affiliations, please refer to the original catalog document or contact the FGSC directly.
Last Modified July 13, 2018