Bacterial collections CRB-EML

The Lyon Biological Resource Center for Environmental Microbiology (CRB-EML NFS96-900) brings together microbial collections from: 
 

- Research work carried out by the Microbial Ecology Laboratory (UMR5557)

including those conducted at Observatoire de Terrain en Hydrologie Urbaine (OTHU) and at Zone Atelier Bassin du Rhône (ZABR).

- The French Nocardiosis Observatory (OFN)

which provides, among other things, epidemiological surveillance of nocardiosis:  http://ofn.univ-lyon1.fr

-The National Reference Laboratory for Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

The LNR is responsible for carrying out regulatory tasks involving analysis, monitoring, and expertise, as well as research aimed at improving current knowledge in the field. http://www.vetagro-sup.fr/recherche-expertise/laboratoires-analyse/lmap/

CRB-EML:

• It has innovative technologies (high-throughput phenotyping and genotyping) that guarantee the identity and traceability of resources through its affiliation with the PARMIC platform. https://www.ecologiemicrobiennelyon.fr/structures-d-appui/plateforme-parmic.
• Strain inventory management is computerized and accessible via BRC-LIMS, the French Network of Biological Resource Centers for Microorganisms, (FBRCMi) : https://brclims.pasteur.fr/brcWeb/souche/recherche).
• Storage is carried out at different temperatures (-70°C, -150°C, +20°C) in temperature-controlled and monitored rooms at two independent sites.

Expertises:

Collection of strains from soil, aquatic environments, urban environments, hospital environments, and clinical cases

• 260 strains of Nocardia from clinical (OFN) and environmental sources
• 33 strains of Gordonia from clinical and environmental sources
• 51 strains of Burkholderia cepacia complex from clinical and environmental sources
• 31 strains of Aeromonas from clinical and water sources
• 1028 strains of Pseudomonas from clinical and urban sources
• 18 strains of Agrobacterium and 6 strains of Rhizobium from environmental sources
• 50 strains of foodborne STEC E. coli and 77 strains of E. coli from clinical source
• 6 strains of Stenotrophomonas from environmental sources
• 20 strains belonging to other genera (Mesorhizobium, Bradyrhizobium, Pantoea, Dickeya, Achromobacter, Chryseobacterium, Hoyosella and Streptomyces)
   

Access to the catalogue 

Activities:

• Storage and distribution of microbial strains with the investigator's consent, respecting donor consent and regulations, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, https://absch.cbd.int/
• Deposit and conservation of microbial strains of heritage interest, published, or covered by “Open Science” projects including access to biological heritage
• Characterization of biological resources at the phenotypic and genotypic levels
• Description of new bacterial species
  
  
  
   

For all strain requests, please complete the form here.
 

Contact:

Generic address: crbeml@univ-lyon1.fr
Technical and Operational Manager: Emmanuelle BERGERON
Managers of CRB-EML: Benoit Cournoyer et Veronica Rodriguez Nava