PERN: an EU–Russia initiative for rhizosphere microbial resources

Declerck, Stephan;Willems, Anne;van der Heijden, Marcel, G.A.;Varese, Giovanna Cristina;Desmeth, Philippe;et.al.
(2015) Trends in Biotechnology — Vol. 33, n° 7, p. 377-380 (2015)

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  • Declerck, StephanUCLouvain
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  • Willems, AnneGhent University
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  • van der Heijden, Marcel, G.A.Institute for Sustainability Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Varese, Giovanna CristinaUniversity of Turin, Italy
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  • Desmeth, PhilippeBCCM, Belgium
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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.
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Declerck, S., Willems, A., van der Heijden, M. G. A., Varese, G. C., Turkovskaya, O., Evtushenko, L., Ivshina, I., & Desmeth, P. (2015). PERN: an EU–Russia initiative for rhizosphere microbial resources. Trends in Biotechnology, 33(7), 377-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.005 (Original work published 2015)