
DiSSCo-ITINERIS Collection
Collezione di fitovirus italiani | Plant virus Italy

Collection code
CNR-IPSP-PLAVIT
Alternative Codes
PLAVIT
Collezione di virus vegetali dell'Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante di Torino
Collection Type
Living Cell OrTissue Cultures
Preservation Type
Storage Frozen Between Minus132And Minus196, Storage Frozen Minus80, Sample Freeze Drying
Description
The CNR-IPSP-PLAVIT Collection preserve more than 1100 isolates collected mainly in Italy, but also from other countries (Europe, Asia, Africa and America), 134 distinct viral species, belonging to the main taxonomic groups. A limited number of non-mechanically transmissible viral species are stored as infectious clones at - 80°. Preservation techniques - Dried leaves: lyophilised infected leaves stored at -20°C; Liquid Nitrogen: infected leaves stored in liquid nitrogen. The collection is partner in the projects SUS-MIRRI.IT (
https://susmirri-mbrc.di.unito.it/), EVA-GLOBAL (
https://www.european-virus-archive.com/) and BioMemory (
https://biomemory.cnr.it/), and is member of the European Culture Collection Organization (ECCO –
https://www.eccosite.org/italy/ ) and of the World Data Center for Microorganisms (WDCM –
https://www.wdcm.org/).
Geographic Coverage
Europe, Asia, Africa and America (Italy, USA, France, India, Mexico, United Kingdom, China, Iran, Rwanda, Spain, Turkey, Algeria, Costa Rica, Germany, Morocco, Netherlands)
Taxonomic Coverage
Viruses of horticultural plant species (families: Potyviridae, Tospoviridae, Bromoviridae, Virgaviridae, Secoviridae, Tombusviridae, Betaflexiviridae, Alphaflexiviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Aspiviridae, Geminiviridae, Tymoviridae, Botourmiaviridae, Caulimoviridae, Closteroviridae, Partitiviridae, Solemoviridae)
Temporal Coverage
1905-2023
Purposes
Keywords: Agriculture, Biocontrol agents, Diagnosis, Pest risk assessment, Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Health
Institution Name
Istituto per la protezione sostenibile delle piante di Torino
Location
Address: Strada delle Cacce, 73
City: Torino
Province: [PIEMONTE] Torino (TO)
Postal Code: IT-10135
Country: IT
Accession Status
Institutional
Created
2024-08-05 (13:24:03)
Modified
2025-03-02 (09:52:25)