Provision and maintenance of micro-organisms for industry and international research networks.
Biological Resource Centres of preserved micro-organisms provide important biological resources for industry, agriculture and research. The development of cryopreservation methods has enabled the stocks of organisms to be maintained in a stable form free from the hazards of contamination, genetic variation and laboratory accidents. Resource centres can therefore offer reliable and reproducible sources of particular micro-organisms and groups working on biodiversity have methods available to carry out in vitro biological conservation. Nevertheless, some micro-organisms remain recalcitrant to standard cryopreservation methods and new developments in cryopreservation techniques are needed to provide the necessary methodologies for reliable preservation of some important micro-organisms.
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CABI Bioscience UK Centre, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9TY, UK.
D000818:Animals; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007218:Industrial Microbiology / Q000379:methods*; D007391:International Cooperation; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards