Overall specimens: 2,018
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Specimen count: n/a
Specimens in GBIF: n/a
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Institution: Istituto di Scienze alimentari di Avellino (CNR-ISA-AV)
Collection Type: Living Organisms
Preservation Type: Storage Outdoors
Specimen count: 1,700
Specimens in GBIF: 1,457
Description: The Olive collection of the CNR-IBBR in Perugia comprises about 1,700 accessions, including clones and crosses of many European and extra-European varieties. A clonal field collection of Olive trees was planted in 2014 in Lugnano in Teverina (PG, Central Italy) and is currently maintained through the collaboration of the CNR-IBBR and CNR-ISAFOM institutes of Perugia. The collection also includes progenies from various crosses of Olive tree cultivars, and minor Olive tree cultivars from Umbria, Italy. The main goal of the collection is the long-term preservation of the olive biodiversity as a source of genetic material for the selection and cultivation of new cultivars. Molecular identification, morphological characterization, and bio-agronomic and metabolic evaluation work are currently underway in these collections.
Geographic Coverage: Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Iran, Portugal, France, Syria, Chile, Croatia, Israel, Algeria, Argentina, Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco, Slovenia
Taxonomic Coverage: Olea europaea var. europaea
Institution: Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse di Perugia (CNR-IBBR-PG)
Collection Type: Living Organisms, Derived Data, Associated Data
Preservation Type: Storage Frozen Minus 80, Storage Frozen Minus 20, Storage Refrigerated
Specimen count: 318
Specimens in GBIF: 318
Description: The CNR-ISA-CC Collection preserves about 300 strains of lactic acid bacteria and 400 strains of yeasts. The strains are mainly isolated from the Mediterranean agro-food systems and typical fermented foods (sourdough, dairy products, wine and grape, cereals, whey) and human faeces. The main species collected among lactic acid bacteria are Levilactobacillus brevis, Companilactobacillus alimentarius, Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides, Fructilactobacillus sanfranciscensis, Lacticaseibacillus casei, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, etc. The main species collected among yeasts are Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Hanseniaspora guilliermondii, H. uvarum, Pichia kudriavzevii, Met. fructicula.
Geographic Coverage: Italy
Taxonomic Coverage: Lactic acid bacteria belonging mainly to Lactobacillus, Companilactobacillus, Lacticaseibacillus, Latilactobacillus, Lactiplantibacillus, Furfurilactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus, Fructilactobacillus, Levilactobacillus, Leuconostoc, Weissella and Pediococcus genera, Yeasts belonging mainly to Hanseniaspora, Rhodotorula, Metschnikowia and Pichia genera.
Institution: Istituto di Scienze alimentari di Avellino (CNR-ISA-AV)