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  • Title: Safeguarding bacterial resources promotes biotechnological innovation.
    Author: Heylen K, Hoefman S, Vekeman B, Peiren J, De Vos P.
    Journal: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol; 2012 May; 94(3):565-74. PubMed ID: 22410740.
    Abstract:
    Environmental research delivers valuable bacterial resources for biotechnology. We believe that systematic long-term preservation of bacteria will promote future biotechnological innovations, by safeguarding the accessibility of bacteria already recognized to have interesting features and providing a "pool" of bacterial resources for novel applied research. To this end, we want to advocate the incorporation of preservation tests in environmental or applied microbiological research. This paper introduces non-specialists to different preservation methods for bacteria. Several parameters that influence long-term storage of bacterial resources are explained and practical tips and guidelines are formulated. Also, the vital role of public culture collections is highlighted and the state-of-the-art of preservation of non-pure cultures is described.
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