LSC: INVAM, An International Culture Collection of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

LSC：INVAM，丛枝菌根真菌国际培养物保藏中心

• 批准号: 0650735
• 负责人: Joseph Morton
• 金额: $ 52.12万
• 依托单位: West Virginia University Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-04-15 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0650735&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: LSC; INVAM; International; Culture; Collection

A grant has been awarded to the West Virginia University Research Corporation under the direction of Dr. Joseph B. Morton for the maintenance and support of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi collection. These fungi are of immense ecological importance, living in association with the roots of approximately 80% of all vascular plant species. The symbiotic relationship benefits the plant by enhancing nutrient and water uptake by the roots, as well as stabilizing soils and affecting composition, productivity, and longevity of plant communities. The culture collection at West Virginia University is unique as a resource for identification and research on arbuscular mycorrhizae. The collection contains over 1,200 strains representing nearly half of the known species worldwide. Several hundred cultures are provided annually to researchers who study various aspects of physiology, ecology, and systematics of the fungi. The fungi only grow in association with plant roots, and this grant will fund the development of improved pot culture methods. The funding will also provide improvements in the online database by allowing users to search the database for information. Collaborations will be established with other laboratories to develop better methods of using DNA sequence data to identify strains and species. Assays will be developed to screen for the tolerance of strains to various ecological factors. The website for the collection contains a wealth of information on structure, operations, and policies of the collection; fungal systematics; culture methods, sources of supplies, and a searchable database of collection resources. Strains and collection resources are widely used by scientists and educators. Visitors to the collection learn how to incorporate a mycorrhizal component in their research, and workshops are held to facilitate these activities.

在约瑟夫B博士的指导下，西弗吉尼亚大学研究公司获得了一笔赠款。莫顿为维护和支持丛枝菌根真菌的收集。 这些真菌具有巨大的生态重要性，与大约80%的维管植物物种的根部共存。 这种共生关系通过增强根部对养分和水分的吸收，以及稳定土壤和影响植物群落的组成、生产力和寿命而使植物受益。 西弗吉尼亚大学的培养物收藏是唯一的用于丛枝菌根鉴定和研究的资源。 该系列包含1，200多个菌株，代表了全球近一半的已知物种。 每年向研究真菌生理学、生态学和系统学各个方面的研究人员提供数百种培养物。 这种真菌只与植物的根部生长在一起，这笔赠款将资助改进盆栽方法的发展。 这笔资金还将通过允许用户搜索数据库以获取信息来改进在线数据库。 将与其他实验室建立合作关系，以开发更好的方法，利用DNA序列数据识别菌株和物种。 将开发试验来筛选菌株对各种生态因素的耐受性。 该网站包含了丰富的信息收集的结构，操作和政策;真菌系统学;文化的方法，供应来源，和收集资源的可搜索数据库。 菌株和收集资源被科学家和教育工作者广泛使用。 参观者可以了解如何将菌根成分纳入他们的研究中，并举办研讨会以促进这些活动。