Open Collection

Strains to be deposited in the ARS Culture Open Collection must be accompanied by a completed and signed deposit form. This form in editable PDF format is available here (PDF, 42kb). Please note that changes to the form cannot be saved and therefore the completed form should be printed before closing the PDF file.

Patent Collection

Strains to be deposited in the ARS Patent Culture Collection in association with a patent application must be accompanied by a completed Patent Collection Deposit form. This form in editable PDF format is available here (PDF, 21kb). Please note that changes to the form cannot be saved and therefore the completed form should be printed before closing the PDF file. Patent strains should be directed to Mr. James Swezey, curator of the Patent Collection and specfics of the process can be found in the Patent Collection Procedures and Policies. (PDF, 53kb).