BioMemory Collection CNR-IPSP-PLAVIT
General Info
Collection Code
CNR-IPSP-PLAVIT
Collection Name
Plant Virus Italy
Institution Code
Collection Permanent Identifier
7b62ecf0-2d6e-4fc2-a22c-be7b674e690b Collection Type
Cryopreserved collection, Dried samples
Owner Institution
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) - Turin Headquarters, Department of AgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Turin, IT
Bioresources
Plant Viruses, Viroids, Bacteriophages
Main Taxa
Members of most species of plant viruses
Description
PLAVIT Collection preserve more than 1100 isolates collected mainly in Italy, but also from other countries (Europe, Asia, Africa and America), 134 distinct viral species, belonging to the main taxonomic groups. A limited number of non-mechanically transmissible viral species are stored as infectious clones at - 80°.
Keywords
Agriculture, Biocontrol agents, Diagnosis, Pest risk assessment, Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Health
Preservation Techniques
Dried leaves: lyophilised infected leaves stored at -20°C; Liquid Nitrogen: infected leaves stored in liquid nitrogen
Services
Deposit of virus isolates; distribution of virus isolates; training in plant virology; identification of plant viruses by High-throughput sequencing.
Competence / Expertise
Taxonomical Identification (morphological, serological, molecular); isolation, preservation and cultivation of plant and bacteria viruses; ecological studies, molecular characterization
Quality
The collection has an internal Quality Management System
Projects
Partner of MIRRI Italian Node (http://www.mirri-it.it); Partner of H2020 EU project EVA-GLOBAL (www.european-virus-archive.com) ; involved in CNR Biogenres (http://www.biogenres.cnr.it/).
Associations
Member from 2015 of ECCO (European Culture Collection Organization) and of WFCC (World Federation of Culture Collection - number 1057)
Rights Holder
CNR-IPSP, Turin, Italy
Access Rights
For research use only.
Bibliographic Citation
Accotto GP, Ciuffo M, Vaira AM, Birello G (2024). The Plant Virus Italy Collection (CNR-IPSP-PLAVIT). Institute of Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Turin, Italy. Occurrence dataset. [online] URL: https://biomemory.cnr.it/collections/CNR-IPSP-PLAVIT
