In article <480pno$8fd at news2.delphi.com>, VSHRADER at news.delphi.com
says...
>>Does anyone out there know of an organization besides ATCC--
>in the United States--that will preserve bacterial strains?
Yes - the USDA has the largest collection in the US outside of ATCC.
Most strains are of industrially important organisms, and include yeasts,
bacteria, and Actinomycetes. Write to Dr. Cletus Kurtzman,
USDA/ARS/NCAUR, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL, 61604.
G. Cote
USDA/ARS/NCAUR