Organización y conservación de la colección de hongos patógenos y simbiontes de insectos y otros artrópodos del CEPAVE (CONICET-UNLP) La Plata, Argentina

GUTIERREZ, A. C. ; JULIETA TORNESELLO GALVÁN; MANFRINO,R.G., LOPEZ LASTRA, C.C. AND C. SALTO; HIPPERDINGER,M.; FALVO,M; D´ALESSANDRO, C.P; LOPEZ LASTRA,CLAUDIA C

REVISTA ARGENTINA DE MICROBIOLOGíA

ASOCIACION ARGENTINA MICROBIOLOGIA

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2018 vol. 49 p. 183 - 188

0325-7541

The collection of fungal pathogens and symbionts of insects and other arthropods of the Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE), La Plata, Argentina, is unique because it preserves in vivo and in vitro cultures of fungal pathogens. This culture collection is open for research, teaching, consulting services, and strain deposit. It contains 421 strains belonging to 23 genera (16 Ascomycota, 4 Entomophthoromycota, 2 Glomeromycota and 1 Oomycota), and the cultures are preserved by different methods: cryopreservation in freezer at - 20 ºC and - 70 ºC, paper, distilled water and lyophilization. The fungi were isolated from insects, other arthropods, and soil (by using insect baits and selective media). Species have been identified by morphological features and in a few strains by molecular taxonomy (PCR of rDNA). This collection is a reference center for species identification/certifications, research and teaching purposes, strain deposit, services of transference and consulting, and the overall goal is to preserve the fungal germplasm and ex situ diversity. Most of the strains are native of Argentina. The collection was originated in 1988 and is recorded in the Latin American Federation for Culture Collections (FELACC) and in the World Federation of Culture Collections (WFCC).