What is the Fusarium Research Center (FRC)?
The FRC has three missions: service, research and training 1.) Service: From its inception, the FRC has sought to assist the Fusarium research community by providing cultures and other research materials, and by performing species identifications and certifications. The FRC culture collection, which contains over 17,000 liophilized accessions of Fusarium strains from around the world, is the largest of its kind. We also provide sterilized carnation leaves, our preferred medium for growing Fusarium cultures. All such materials are provided for fees to cover our costs. Identifications are performed free of charge for 20 isolates or fewer if we are allowed to accession the isolates, for a fee if not. Molecular identifications can also be performed. 2.) Research: Dr. Paul E. Nelson, who founded the FRC and directed it until his passing in 1996, developed an extensive research program which looked at the taxonomy, pathology and toxicology of Fusarium species. Dr. David M. Geiser took over i
