Open AccessFirst Release of the Bacterial Biobank of the Urban Environment (BBUE)
Author(s) -
Verónica Antelo,
Cecilia Salazar,
Arací Martínez,
Bruno D’Alessandro,
Marta Castro,
Laura Betancor,
María Victoria Barcala,
Diana Míguez,
Gastón H. Gonnet,
Gregorio Iraola
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.01201-18
Subject(s) - biobank , metagenomics , diversity (politics) , microbiome , urban environment , biology , computational biology , environmental planning , geography , bioinformatics , genetics , political science , gene , law
Metagenomics is providing a broad overview of bacterial functional diversity; however, culturing and biobanking are still essential for microbiology. Here, we present the Bacterial Biobank of the Urban Environment (BBUE), a sizable culture collection for long-term storage and characterization of the microbiota associated with urban environments relevant for public health.