Collection Code
CNR-IPSP-SYMBIOSIS
Collection Name
Symbiosis Lab collection
Collection Permanent Identifier
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Collection Type
Cryopreserved collection, Dried samples, In vitro culture, In vivo culture
Owner Institution
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) - Turin Headquarters, Department of AgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Turin, IT
Bioresources
Filamentous fungi, Fungal Endobacteria
Main Taxa
Endomycorrhizal fungi (AMF) (Glomeromycotina); endobacteria belonging to Candidatus Glomeribacter gigasporarum; Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) belonging to Ascomycetes (truffles belonging to the genus Tuber); Ectomycorrhizal fungi belonging to Basidiomycetes (mushrooms belonging to genus Boletus and Amanita).
Description
The AMF Collection preserves fungal and endobacteria from international collections and isolated from natural and agro-ecosystems worldwide. It contains in vivo and in vitro cultures of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) isolates and associated endobacteria.
The ECM species have been collected world-wide and characterized at different molecular level
Keywords
Agriculture, Horticulture and Nursery, Biofertilizers and Biostimulants (either single isolates or consortia), Biodiversity conservation, Deposit of germplasm, Diagnostics
Preservation Techniques
Fresh cultures: (1) in vivo AMF cultures in soil/substrates containing roots/spores/mycelium; (2) in vitro AMF cultures on ROC (Root Organ Culture) containing roots/spores/mycelium; maintained in greenhouse and/or in growth chambers under controlled light and temperature conditions. Refrigerator at 4 °C in eppendorf/falcon tubes with roots/AMF spores embedded in substrate. Dried AMF and ECM specimens maintained at room temperature.
Services
Identification of ECM and AM Fungi with conventional and molecular methods; Sharing of specimens for research aims; Collection for didactic purposes
Competence / Expertise
Taxonomical Identification (morphological, molecular), molecular typing; isolation, preservation and cultivation of microorganisms; ecological studies by means of NGS technologies and bioinformatic analysis of plant/soil microbiota.
Projects
IPSP is partner of MIRRI Italian Node (https://www.mirri-it.it); National and European Projects.
Rights Holder
CNR-IPSP, Turin, Italy
Access Rights
For research use only
Bibliographic Citation
Mello A, Murat C, Vizzini A, Gavazza V, Bonfante P (2005). Tuber magnatum Pico, a species of limited geographical distribution: its genetic diversity inside and outside a truffle ground. Environmental Microbiology 7: 55-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00678.x - Source dataset [online] URL: https://biomemory.cnr.it/collections/CNR-IPSP-SYMBIOSIS
