International Moss Stock Center

Coordinates: 48°00′35″N 7°51′22″E / 48.00972°N 7.85611°E / 48.00972; 7.85611
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Cryopreservation container connected with a tank full of liquid nitrogen for automatic supply of liquid nitrogen. The container temperature is monitored by a computer-based program.
ecotypes of Physcomitrella patens
stored at the IMSC.

The International Moss Stock Center (IMSC) is a

Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg
, Germany.

Moss collection

The

transgenic and mutant lines of Physcomitrella patens, including knockout mosses
.

Storage conditions

The long-term storage of moss samples in the IMSC is carried out via cryopreservation in the gas phase of liquid nitrogen at temperatures below −135 °C in special freezer containers. It has been shown for Physcomitrella patens that the regeneration rate after cryopreservation is 100%.[1]

Trackable accession numbers which may be used for citation purposes in publications are automatically assigned to all samples.

Financial support

The IMSC is supported financially by the Chair

Plant Biotechnology of Prof. Ralf Reski
and the Centre for Biological Signalling Studies (bioss).

References

  1. ^ Schulte, J., R. Reski (2004): High-throughput cryopreservation of 140,000 Physcomitrella patens mutants. Plant Biology 6, 119-127. [1]

External links

48°00′35″N 7°51′22″E / 48.00972°N 7.85611°E / 48.00972; 7.85611

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