1. PERN: an EU-Russia initiative for rhizosphere microbial resources.
- Author
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Declerck S, Willems A, van der Heijden MG, Varese GC, Turkovskaya O, Evtushenko L, Ivshina I, and Desmeth P
- Subjects
- European Union, Russia, Rhizosphere, Soil Microbiology
- Abstract
Millions of microbial taxa inhabit the rhizosphere and could be used as biofertilizers, biopesticides, and/or for bioremediation. Only a fraction of these microbes have been described and/or are being utilized. Most are dispersed in collections, but coordination of their accessibility and availability is challenging. Here, we present the Pan-European Rhizosphere Resource Network (PERN), which is a transnational repository of microorganisms whose objectives are to facilitate access to rhizosphere resources and information and help users with technical and legal issues., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2015
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