Culture Collections/Mutant Libraries
Culture Collections/Mutant LibrariesAnnouncing the Availability of a Culture Collection of Uranium-Resistant Microbial Assemblages (CURMA) Obtained from Metalliferous Soils of the Savannah River Site, USAMetagenomic assessment provides a comprehensive survey of soil microbiota; however, isolation and characterization of functionally relevant microbiota are required prior to their application(s), such as for metal remediation. Toward this end, we report the availability of a culture collection comprising uranium (U)-resistant microbial assemblages (CURMA) to the scientific community.
Culture Collections/Mutant LibrariesEstablishing Renal Proximal Tubule Epithelial-Derived Cell Lines Expressing Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase for Studying BK PolyomavirusWe previously established an infection model for BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) in primary human renal proximal tubule epithelial (RPTE) cells. Use of these cells is limited by their inability to be passaged extensively. Here, we describe RPTE cells immortalized with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), which can serve as a model system for acute or persistent BKPyV infection.
Culture Collections/Mutant LibrariesCollection of Recombinant Rotaviruses Expressing Fluorescent Reporter ProteinsA collection of recombinant rotaviruses that express the fluorescent markers UnaG, mKate, mRuby, TagBFP, CFP, or YFP as separate proteins was generated. Genes for the fluorescent proteins were inserted into genome segment 7 without compromising expression of the protein NSP3. These recombinant rotaviruses are valuable for analyzing rotavirus biology by fluorescence-based live-cell imaging.
Culture Collections/Mutant LibrariesThe Mastitis Pathogens Culture CollectionThe Mastitis Pathogen Culture Collection contains more than 16,000 mastitis-causing bacterial isolates from milk samples taken from cow quarters and bulk tanks in a national cohort of 91 dairy farms across Canada over a period of 2 years. These isolates are linked to demographic and production data that were recorded at the mammary gland, cow, and farm levels.
Culture Collections/Mutant LibrariesFirst Release of the Bacterial Biobank of the Urban Environment (BBUE)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.
Culture Collections/Mutant LibrariesGateway Entry Vector Library of Wolbachia pipientis Candidate Effectors from Strain wMelWolbachia pipientis is an intracellular symbiont that modifies host biology using a type IV secretion system to inject bacterial effectors into the host cytoplasm. We utilized a bioinformatics approach to predict Wolbachia effectors and cloned the candidates into an entry vector, which can be utilized for subsequent analyses.