TY - JOUR
T1 - Brazilian Microbiome Project: Revealing the Unexplored Microbial Diversity-Challenges and Prospects
AU - Pylro, Victor Satler
AU - Roesch, Luiz Fernando Wurdig
AU - Ortega, José Miguel
AU - do Amaral, Alexandre Morais
AU - Tótola, Marcos Rogério
AU - Hirsch, Penny Ruth
AU - Rosado, Alexandre Soares
AU - Góes-Neto, Aristóteles
AU - da Costa da Silva, Artur Luiz
AU - Rosa, Carlos Augusto
AU - Morais, Daniel Kumazawa
AU - Andreote, Fernando Dini
AU - Duarte, Gabriela Frois
AU - de Melo, Itamar Soares
AU - Seldin, Lucy
AU - Lambais, Márcio Rodrigues
AU - Hungria, Mariangela
AU - Peixoto, Raquel Silva
AU - Kruger, Ricardo Henrique
AU - Tsai, Siu Mui
AU - Azevedo, Vasco
N1 - Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2021-02-16
PY - 2014/2/1
Y1 - 2014/2/1
N2 - The Brazilian Microbiome Project (BMP) aims to assemble a Brazilian Metagenomic Consortium/Database. At present, many metagenomic projects underway in Brazil are widely known. Our goal in this initiative is to co-ordinate and standardize these together with new projects to come. It is estimated that Brazil hosts approximately 20 % of the entire world's macroorganism biological diversity. It is 1 of the 17 countries that share nearly 70 % of the world's catalogued animal and plant species, and is recognized as one of the most megadiverse countries. At the end of 2012, Brazil has joined GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility), as associated member, to improve the access to the Brazilian biodiversity data in a free and open way. This was an important step toward increasing international collaboration and clearly shows the commitment of the Brazilian government in directing national policies toward sustainable development. Despite its importance, the Brazilian microbial diversity is still considered to be largely unknown, and it is clear that to maintain ecosystem dynamics and to sustainably manage land use, it is crucial to understand the biological and functional diversity of the system. This is the first attempt to collect and collate information about Brazilian microbial genetic and functional diversity in a systematic and holistic manner. The success of the BMP depends on a massive collaborative effort of both the Brazilian and international scientific communities, and therefore, we invite all colleagues to participate in this project. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
AB - The Brazilian Microbiome Project (BMP) aims to assemble a Brazilian Metagenomic Consortium/Database. At present, many metagenomic projects underway in Brazil are widely known. Our goal in this initiative is to co-ordinate and standardize these together with new projects to come. It is estimated that Brazil hosts approximately 20 % of the entire world's macroorganism biological diversity. It is 1 of the 17 countries that share nearly 70 % of the world's catalogued animal and plant species, and is recognized as one of the most megadiverse countries. At the end of 2012, Brazil has joined GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility), as associated member, to improve the access to the Brazilian biodiversity data in a free and open way. This was an important step toward increasing international collaboration and clearly shows the commitment of the Brazilian government in directing national policies toward sustainable development. Despite its importance, the Brazilian microbial diversity is still considered to be largely unknown, and it is clear that to maintain ecosystem dynamics and to sustainably manage land use, it is crucial to understand the biological and functional diversity of the system. This is the first attempt to collect and collate information about Brazilian microbial genetic and functional diversity in a systematic and holistic manner. The success of the BMP depends on a massive collaborative effort of both the Brazilian and international scientific communities, and therefore, we invite all colleagues to participate in this project. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
UR - http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00248-013-0302-4
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U2 - 10.1007/s00248-013-0302-4
DO - 10.1007/s00248-013-0302-4
M3 - Article
SN - 0095-3628
VL - 67
SP - 237
EP - 241
JO - Microbial Ecology
JF - Microbial Ecology
IS - 2
ER -
