PERN: an EU-Russia initiative for rhizosphere microbial resources

Stéphane Declerck; Anne Willems; Marcel G A van der Heijden; Giovanna Cristina Varese; Olga Turkovskaya; Lyudmila Evtushenko; Irena Ivshina; Philippe Desmeth

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.005

PERN: an EU-Russia initiative for rhizosphere microbial resources

Trends Biotechnol. 2015 Jul;33(7):377-80. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.005.

Authors

Stéphane Declerck¹, Anne Willems², Marcel G A van der Heijden³, Giovanna Cristina Varese⁴, Olga Turkovskaya⁵, Lyudmila Evtushenko⁶, Irena Ivshina⁷, Philippe Desmeth⁸

Affiliations

¹ Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, Applied Microbiology, Mycology, Croix du Sud, 2 box L7.05.06, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Electronic address: Stephan.declerck@uclouvain.be.
² Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Microbiology, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
³ Plant-Soil Interactions, Institute for Sustainability Sciences, Agroscope, 8046 Zürich, Switzerland; Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Plant-Microbe Interactions, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands.
⁴ Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, viale Mattioli, 25, 10125 Turin, Italy.
⁵ Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, 410049 Saratov, Russia.
⁶ All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM), G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia.
⁷ Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Golev Street, 614081 Perm, Russia; Microbiology and Immunology Department, Perm State University, 15 Bukirev Street, 614990 Perm, Russia.
⁸ Belgian Science Policy, Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM), Avenue Louise 231, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 26088915
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.005

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.

Keywords: Nagoya protocol; access and benefit sharing; biofertilizer; biopesticide; bioremediation; culture collection; plant microbiome; rhizosphere.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

European Union
Rhizosphere*
Russia
Soil Microbiology*