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Long-Term Ex Situ Conservation of Biological Resources and the Role of Biological Resource Centers

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The establishment and maintenance of biological resource centers (BRCs) requires careful attention to implementation of reliable preservation technologies and appropriate quality control to ensure that recovered cultures and other biological materials perform in the same way as the originally isolated culture or material. There are many types of BRC that vary both in the kinds of material they hold and in the purposes for which the materials are provided. All BRCs are expected to provide materials and information of an appropriate quality for their application and work to standards relevant to those applications. There are important industrial, biomedical, and conservation issues that can only be addressed through effective and efficient operation of BRCs in the long term. This requires a high degree of expertise in the maintenance and management of collections of biological materials at ultra-low temperatures, or as freezedried material, to secure their long-term integrity and relevance for future research, development, and conservation.

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  1. Division of Cell Biology and Imaging, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, UK

    Glyn N. Stacey

  2. Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Dunbeg, Argyll, UK

    John G. Day

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    Glyn N. Stacey

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Stacey, G.N., Day, J.G. (2007). Long-Term Ex Situ Conservation of Biological Resources and the Role of Biological Resource Centers. In: Day, J.G., Stacey, G.N. (eds) Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 368. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-362-2_1

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