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Research Project: Sustaining the USDA Symbiota Portal and ARS Entomopathogenic Fungal Cultures Collection (ARSEF)

Location: Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research

Project Number: 8062-22410-007-058-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 1, 2024
End Date: Aug 31, 2025

Objective:
The objectives of the project are to sustain and advance development of the portal and functional tools for querying the ARSEF biodiversity data

Approach:
1. Develop full fungal and insect taxonomic hierarchies for specimens. 2. Implement linkage of image data for specimens. 3. Add collecton for host specimens linked to culture specimens and fungal or insect taxonomic hierarchies.