BioMemory Collection CNR-ISPA-ITEM
General Info
Collection Code
CNR-ISPA-ITEM
Collection Name
Agri-Food Microbial Culture Collection (ITEM)
Institution Code
Collection Permanent Identifier
21c9b326-b756-4391-b302-f3e095b947cb Collection Type
Cryopreserved collection, In vitro culture
Owner Institution
Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA) - Section of Bari, Department of BioAgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Bari, IT
Bioresources
Bacteria, Yeast, Filamentous Fungi
Main Taxa
Large variety of ascomycetous fungi, some basidiomycetes, yeast mainly of Saccharomyces genus, bacteria mainly of Lactobacillus and Oeonoccoccus genera
Description
ITEM Collection preserve about 8,000 strains public at http://www.ispa.cnr.it/Collection; and a total of 13.600 strains (public and private). The strains are mainly isolated from the Mediterranean agro-food systems, including various microorganisms (fungi, yeasts and bacteria) of noteworthy pathological, toxicological and agro-food importance, such us Aspergillus, Alternaria, Beauveria, Fusarium, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Saccharomyces, Hanseniaspora, Lactobacillus, Oenococcus, Staphylococcus
Keywords
Agriculture, Biocontrol agents, Food, Bioremediation, Pharma, Health
Preservation Techniques
Cryo: Ultrafrezeer at- 150 °C, in cryovials with spore suspension in water glycerol (10% v/V) or with mycelium grown on Agricultural-grade perlite; Fresh cultures: Refrigerator at 4°C in plastic tubes with spore suspension or mycelium agar plug in sterile water.
Services
Deposit of strains (safe and public); distribution of strains
Competence / Expertise
Taxonomical Identification (morphological, molecular), molecular typing; isolation, preservation and cultivation of microorganisms; ecological studies, biochemical characterization
Quality
ISO 9001- 2015
Projects
Partner of MIRRI Italian Node (http://www.mirri-it.it); Third parties of Horizon project IS-MIRRI21 (https://ismirri21.mirri.org/); 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).
License
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Rights Holder
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Access Rights
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Bibliographic Citation
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