Gams W, Hennebert G L, Stalpers J A, Janssens D, Schipper M A, Smith J, Yarrow D, Hawksworth D L
Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, AG Baarn, The Netherlands.
J Gen Microbiol. 1988 Jun;134(6):1667-89. doi: 10.1099/00221287-134-6-1667.
A distributed Microbial Information Network Europe (MINE) is being constructed by a number of major microbial culture collections in countries of the European Community, with the support of the Biotechnology Action Programme (BAP) of the Commission of the European Community. The representatives of the collections participating in MINE have agreed to adopt a general format for the computer storage and retrieval of strain data. This uniform format will facilitate the electronic combination and exchange of data from different collections in order to produce integrated catalogues and the use of identical commands to search the different databases. It is recommended to other collections who may wish to contribute data to the MINE network or between themselves. Three kinds of records can be linked to the leading 'species records': strain records, synonym records, and alternative morphonym records. A minimum data set of 30 fields (similar to the fields used for producing catalogues) is defined that facilitates the exchange of data between the national nodes and serves as a directory to strains available at other nodes. It is suggested that the full strain record comprise 99 fields, grouped in 12 blocks: internal administration--name--strain administration--status--environment and history--biological interactions--sexuality--properties (cytology, biomolecular data)--genotype and genetics--growth conditions--chemistry and enzymes--practical applications. Several fields are divided into subfields of different ranks. Delimiters are used either to separate a range of entries that have to be indexed or to divide an entry from the reference to its source or remarks that should not be indexed. The contents and structure of the fields proposed for filamentous fungi and yeasts are described and in some cases illustrated by examples. Uniformity of input is essential for indexed fields and desirable for non-indexed fields. Seven thesaurus files are envisaged to ensure consistency.
欧洲微生物信息分布式网络（MINE）正在由欧洲共同体国家的一些主要微生物培养保藏中心构建，得到了欧洲共同体委员会生物技术行动计划（BAP）的支持。参与MINE的保藏中心代表已同意采用一种通用格式用于菌株数据的计算机存储和检索。这种统一格式将便于不同保藏中心的数据进行电子合并和交换，以生成综合目录，并使用相同的命令搜索不同的数据库。建议其他可能希望向MINE网络贡献数据或在它们之间交换数据的保藏中心采用这种格式。三种记录可与主要的“物种记录”相链接：菌株记录、同义词记录和替代形态名称记录。定义了一个至少包含30个字段的数据集（类似于用于编制目录的字段），这便于国家节点之间的数据交换，并作为其他节点可用菌株的目录。建议完整的菌株记录包含99个字段，分为12个模块：内部管理——名称——菌株管理——状态——环境与历史——生物相互作用——有性生殖——特性（细胞学、生物分子数据）——基因型与遗传学——生长条件——化学与酶——实际应用。几个字段又分为不同级别的子字段。分隔符用于分隔一系列必须索引的条目，或用于将条目与其来源引用或不应索引的注释分开。文中描述了为丝状真菌和酵母提议的字段的内容和结构，某些情况下还举例说明。对于索引字段，输入的一致性至关重要，对于非索引字段则是可取的。设想了七个叙词表文件以确保一致性。
