Optimized cryopreservation of mixed microbial communities for conserved functionality and diversity.

Optimized cryopreservation of mixed microbial communities for conserved functionality and diversity.

The use of mixed microbial communities (microbiomes) for biotechnological applications has steadily increased over the past decades. However, these microbiomes are not readily available from public culture collections, hampering their potential for widespread use. The main reason for this lack of av...

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Main Authors: Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof, Emilie N P Courtens, Annelies Geirnaert, Sven Hoefman, Adrian Ho, Ramiro Vilchez-Vargas, Dietmar H Pieper, Ruy Jauregui, Siegfried E Vlaeminck, Tom Van de Wiele, Peter Vandamme, Kim Heylen, Nico Boon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4061060?pdf=render

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