The platform "GenoSol" was created by the UMR1347 AGROECOLOGIE at the INRA (French National Institute for Agronomic Research) of Dijon. This platform aimed to provide a logistics and technical structure dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, characterization and supply of genetic resources (DNA) of soils. The metagenomic analysis of soil microbial communities has been standardized as well as a reliable reference system for analysis of the microbial genetic resources of the collected soils (more than 14,000 soil samples to date). This platform also illustrates the usefulness of existing soil archives in providing a readily available source of ecological information.
GenoSol is a part of BRC4env (https://doi.org/10.15454/TRBJTB), one of the 5 specialized pillars of the French Research Infrastructure "Agricultural Resources for Research" (AgroBRC-RARe, http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid99437/ressources-agronomiques-pour-la-recherche-rare.html) federating BRCs: animals as CRB-Anim, plant as CRB-Plantes, micro-organisms as CIRM, environmental resources as BRC4Env, and forests as CRB-Forets. BRC4Env includes BRCs and collections hosted by INRA, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, technical and higher education institutions.
GenoSol is a analytical platform of AnaEE-France Research Infrastructure
