Understanding patterns of use and scientific opportunities in the emerging global microbial commons

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 407-413

  Dijkshoorn, Lenie ^a   De Vos, P ^b   Dedeurwaerdere, T ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Food production; Microbial commons; Public culture collections

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LACTOBACILLUS; LEGAL ASPECT; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS; TAXONOMY; YEAST; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; FOOD CONTROL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TECHNOLOGY;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 77955320546     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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