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RIKEN BioResource Center - Japan Collection of Microorganisms
JCM Mail News (2015.08.12)
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Dear JCM users,
RIKEN BioResource Center - Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM)
is announcing our first mail newsletter. We are delighted to share
news of our newly catalogued strains and special features ranging
from upcoming events and special topics.
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- Special topic: Introduction of actinobacterial collection at JCM.
- Announcement: The 7th Asian Network of Research Resource Centers
(ANRRC) International Meeting.
- Newly cataloged strains (2015.07.01 - 2015.07.31).
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Special topic: Introduction of actinobacterial collection at JCM
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The phylum Actinobacteria are constituted of more than 300 genera in
approximately 60 families. The number of validly proposed species is
approximately 3,000 and recently 150 to 200 species are newly proposed
every year. JCM was established in 1981 and its actinobacterial
collection originated from 1,412 strains transferred from the KCC
Actinomycete Collection maintained at Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
in 1983. Since then, JCM has devoted itself to construction of a
'complete' actinobacterial culture collection. At present, JCM
maintains 4,240 actinobacterial strains and 3,620 strains of them are
open to the public.
JCM has collected and preserved approximately 85% of type strains of
actinobacterial species and this rate of achievement is the second
largest scale in the world's culture collections. JCM is also
functioning as a deposit center of type strains of proposed new
species. Thirty to forty actinobacterial strains deposited in JCM are
designated as type strains of new species every year recently.
From a viewpoint of functions of microbes, actinobacteria are well
known as producers of various kinds of antibiotics and bioactive
compounds. Approximately 900 actinobacteria preserved at JCM are
producers of antibiotics, enzymes, vitamins, enzyme inhibitors, etc.,
and some of them are important in bioindustry fields. On the other
hand, some actinobacteria are known as decomposers of refractory
organic substances in nature and thought to affect global material
circulation. Approximately 80 actinobacteria available from JCM were
reported to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PCBs, phenol,
crude oil, rubber, etc., and these are expected to contribute to
environmental conservation by bioremediation. The genera Mycobacterium,
Nocardia, Corynebacterium etc. are also important for study of
infectious diseases. JCM has collected almost all of the species of
these genera and is one of the largest collections in the field of
pathogenic actinobacteria.
To distribute correct strains to scientific communities, JCM has
developed the quality management system and obtained ISO9001
certification in 2007. Under this system, all of deposited strains
have been checked not only by traditional methods but also by
sequencing rRNA or other key genes. As for actinobacterial strains,
JCM is performing a retroactive check of strains deposited before 2007
by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Confirmation of the authenticity of
approximately 90% of strains open to the public by sequencing has been
completed.
JCM has an appointed task to keep and improve degree of customer
satisfaction. For accomplishment of this mission, JCM will continue to
collect and supply high-quality microbes matched with demands of
scientific communities.
Takuji Kudo, Ph.D.
Curator of Aerobic Bacteria & Actinomycetes
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Announcement: The 7th Asian Network of Research Resource Centers
(ANRRC) International Meeting
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The 7th Asian Network of Research Resource Centers (ANRRC)
International Meeting will be held at the Songdo Convensia in Incheon,
Korea from September 16th to 18th, 2015.
The 7th ANRRC International Meeting
http://anrrc2015.knrrc.or.kr/index.jsp
Submission
http://anrrc2015.knrrc.or.kr/index.jsp
Registration
http://anrrc2015.knrrc.or.kr/registration/onlineReg.jsp
Hotel Reservation
http://anrrc2015.knrrc.or.kr/accommodation/hotel.jsp
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Newly cataloged strains (2015.07.01 - 2015.07.31).
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[Bacteria]
Achromobacter denitrificans JCM 19165
"Actinoallomurus bryophytorum" JCM 30340 Proposed type strain
Aeromonas schubertii JCM 7373 Type strain
Aeromonas sobria JCM 2138
Aestuariicella hydrocarbonica JCM 30134 Type strain
Alcanivorax gelatiniphagus JCM 18425 Type strain
Algibacter lectus JCM 19274
"Aliiglaciecola coringensis" JCM 19197 Proposed type strain
"Antarctobacter jejuensis" JCM 19898 Proposed type strain
Azotobacter sp. JCM 2964
"Bacillus aequororis" JCM 19304 Proposed type strain
"Bacillus alkalicola" JCM 17098 Proposed type strain
"Bacillus cheonanensis" JCM 19333 Proposed type strain
Bacillus crassostreae JCM 17523 Type strain
Bifidobacterium lemurum JCM 30168 Type strain
"Bifidobacterium longum subsp. suillum" JCM 19995 Proposed type strain
Blastomonas aquatica JCM 30179 Type strain
Caloranaerobacter ferrireducens JCM 19467 Type strain
Chloracidobacterium thermophilum JCM 30199 Type strain
"Citrimicrobium luteum" JCM 19530 Proposed type strain
"Comamonas faecalis" JCM 17561 Proposed type strain
Corynebacterium diphtheriae JCM 2881
"Deinococcus soli" JCM 19176 Proposed type strain
"Delftia deserti" JCM 30639 Proposed type strain
Eubacterium contortum JCM 6483 Type strain
"Ferruginibacter profundus" JCM 19431 Proposed type strain
"Flavobacterium panaciterrae" JCM 19161 Proposed type strain
"Fusobacterium hwasookii" JCM 30218 Proposed type strain
"Fusobacterium hwasookii" JCM 30219
"Fusobacterium hwasookii" JCM 30220
"Fusobacterium hwasookii" JCM 30221
"Fusobacterium hwasookii" JCM 30222
"Gordonia jinhuaensis" JCM 30100 Proposed type strain
"Grimontia indica" JCM 17852 Proposed type strain
Helicobacter sp. JCM 30736
"Hymenobacter humi" JCM 19635 Proposed type strain
Hymenobacter wooponensis JCM 19491 Type strain
Jejuia pallidilutea JCM 19538
"Kushneria pakistanensis" JCM 18802 Proposed type strain
Lactbacillus mixtipabuli JCM 19805 Type strain
Lactobacillus apinorum JCM 30765 Type strain
Lactobacillus helsingborgensis JCM 30766 Type strain
Lactobacillus kimbladii JCM 30767 Type strain
Lactobacillus kullabergensis JCM 30802 Type strain
Lactobacillus mellifer JCM 30768 Type strain
Lactobacillus mellis JCM 30769 Type strain
Lactobacillus melliventris JCM 30770 Type strain
Lactobacillus mixtipabuli JCM 19804
Lactobacillus mixtipabuli JCM 19806
Leeuwenhoekiella polynyae JCM 30387 Type strain
"Lentibacillus garicola" JCM 30131 Proposed type strain
"Leucobacter humi" JCM 18638 Proposed type strain
"Lysobacter fragariae" JCM 30322 Proposed type strain
"Lysobacter lycopersici" JCM 19164 Proposed type strain
"Lysobacter rhizosphaerae" JCM 30321 Proposed type strain
"Niabella thaonhiensis" JCM 18864 Proposed type strain
Nocardioides echinoideorum JCM 30276 Type strain
Nonlabens sediminis JCM 19294
Nonlabens ulvanivorans JCM 19296
Nonlabens ulvanivorans JCM 19297
Nonlabens ulvanivorans JCM 19298
"Ochrovirga pacifica" JCM 18327 Proposed type strain
"Okibacterium endophyticum" JCM 30086 Proposed type strain
"Paenbacillus cucumis" JCM 19515 Proposed type strain
"Paenibacillus dauci" JCM 30283 Proposed type strain
"Paenibacillus vini" JCM 19842 Proposed type strain
"Paenibacillus wulumuqiensis" JCM 30284 Proposed type strain
Paracoccus panacisoli JCM 30337 Type strain
Pediococcus argentinicus JCM 30771 Type strain
Pediococcus stilesii JCM 30772 Type strain
"Pedobacter edaphicus" JCM 30351 Proposed type strain
"Pedobacter seoulensis" JCM 19363 Proposed type strain
"Peptoniphilus mikwangii" JCM 30223 Proposed type strain
"Photobacterium panuliri" JCM 19199 Proposed type strain
Pseudomonas ficuserectae JCM 2400 Type strain
"Pseudoruegeria limi" JCM 19487 Proposed type strain
Sediminicola arcticus JCM 19894 Type strain
Yersinia sp. JCM 1678
Youngimonas vesicularis JCM 18819 Type strain
[Archaea]
Halorubrum persicum JCM 30541 Type strain
Methanobacterium aggregans JCM 30569 Type strain
[Fungi]
Aspergillus arcoverdensis JCM 19878 ex-holotype
Aspergillus arcoverdensis JCM 19879
Aspergillus arcoverdensis JCM 19880
Aspergillus caatingaensis JCM 19242 ex-holotype
Aspergillus caatingaensis JCM 19243
Aspergillus huiyaniae JCM 19448 ex-holotype
Aspergillus huiyaniae JCM 19449
Aspergillus pernambucoensis JCM 19244 ex-holotype
Aspergillus pernambucoensis JCM 19245
Aspergillus pernambucoensis JCM 19246
Aspergillus pernambucoensis JCM 19247
Mariannaea elegans var. punicea JCM 19622
Mariannaea macrochlamydospora JCM 19621 ex-holotype
Mortierella elongata JCM 30264
Pythium biforme JCM 30207 ex-holotype
Pythium biforme JCM 30208
Pythium brachiatum JCM 30209
Pythium brachiatum JCM 30210 ex-holotype
Pythium brachiatum JCM 30211
Pythium junctum JCM 30212 ex-holotype
Pythium junctum JCM 30213
Pythium junctum JCM 30214
Pythium junctum JCM 30215
Pythium utonaiense JCM 30206 ex-holotype
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