CSBR Living Stocks: International Culture Collection of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (INVAM)

西弗吉尼亚大学获得了一个奖项，以支持一组真菌（Glomeromycota）的唯一大型活体收集，这些真菌与80%以上的植物物种形成互利共生。这个被称为INVAM的收集已经发展到来自49个国家和世界上大多数栖息地的近1300种菌株。这些真菌是独一无二的，因为它们在4亿年前出现在陆地上时与植物合作，并与它们共同进化。该系列提供了有价值的真菌菌株，以了解这种长期关系的基本生物学和生态学，以及这种关系可以使不同类型的植物受益的许多方式。 有了这些知识，真菌菌株可以获得和利用，以管理或促进这些利益，并改善或恢复社区，特别是那些受到干扰或环境污染物破坏的社区。除了保护和维护这些真菌种群，INVAM的任务是使它们提供给公众，研究人员，教师和学生，并向这些客户群体提供服务和信息，以促进科学进步、教育经验、实际应用和商业化。网站http://invam.wvu.edu提供了关于可用库存、真菌分类以及培养和使用方法的广泛信息。

An award is made to West Virginia University to support the only large living collection of a group of fungi (Glomeromycota) that form a mutually beneficial symbiosis with more than 80% of all plant species. This collection, called INVAM, has grown to almost 1300 strains from 49 countries and most habitats worldwide. These fungi are unique because they partnered with plants when they emerged onto land 400 million years ago and have coevolved exclusively with them. The collection provides valuable fungal strains to understand the basic biology and ecology of such a long-term relationship and the many ways in which this relationship can benefit different types of plants. With this knowledge, fungal strains can be obtained and exploited to manage or promote these benefits and to improve or restore communities, especially those damaged by disturbance or environmental pollutants.In addition to the preservation and maintenance of these fungal stocks, INVAM is tasked with making them available to the general public, researchers, teachers, and students, and offering services and information to these client groups that will promote scientific advancement, educational experiences, practical application and commercialization. A website at http://invam.wvu.edu provides extensive information on available stocks, taxonomy of the fungi, and methods for their culture and use.