▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁under ▁their ▁Living ▁Stock ▁Collection ▁program . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁F G SC ▁has ▁been ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Kansas ▁State ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁ ▁and ▁by ▁fe es ▁ ▁paid ▁by ▁clients . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁services ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁F G SC ▁is ▁to ▁make ▁research ▁with ▁fil ament ous ▁fung i ▁( m old ) ▁more ▁accessible . ▁To ▁that ▁end ▁the ▁F G SC ▁web - site ▁hosts ▁extensive ▁protocol s ▁for ▁Ne uro sp ora ▁and ▁As per g ill us . ▁Other ▁materials ▁and ▁services ▁are ▁available ▁on ▁a ▁case - by - case ▁basis . ▁ ▁Research ▁Most ▁research ▁activities ▁at ▁the ▁F G SC ▁are ▁aim ed ▁at ▁adding ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁materials ▁in ▁the ▁collection . ▁Specific ▁projects ▁have ▁included ▁stra in ▁improvement , ▁identification ▁of ▁unknown ▁markers ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁multiply ▁marked ▁stra ins . ▁Rec ent ▁work ▁includes ▁the ▁character ization ▁of ▁otherwise ▁anonymous ▁temperature ▁sensitive ▁mut ations ▁in ▁Ne uro sp ora ▁and ▁character ization ▁of ▁otherwise ▁anonymous ▁classical ▁mut ants ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁J G I . ▁▁ ▁The ▁F G SC ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ne uro sp ora ▁Function al ▁Gen om ics ▁program . ▁and ▁acc ession ed ▁over ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁gene ▁delet ion ▁mut ants ▁together ▁compr ising ▁a ▁whole ▁gen ome ▁delet ion ▁set ▁between ▁ 2 0 0