Work Packages

Forschungsprogramm Mikrobielle Biodiversitaet Mikrobiom

Soil Microbiome

The ‘Soil Microbiome' work package will explore microbial biodiversity in various soils and systems that are representative for Switzerland and the agricultural sector, in order to better understand the interaction of soil type, soil use...

Forschungsprogramm Mikrobielle Biodiversitaet Mikrobium

Plant Microbiome

The ‘Plant Microbiome' work package investigates the microbial biodiversity present on the plant surfaces and in the plant tissues of ryegrass, potatoes and apples. The natural microbiome will be analysed in terms of its impact on the protection of the plant...

Forschungsprogramme Mikrobielle Biodiversitaet Lebensmittel

Fermented Foods Microbiome

The ‘Fermented Foods Microbiome' work package investigates the biodiversity represented in the Agroscope Strains Collection (Liebefeld, Wädenswil), analyses the biodiversity of the ‘raw-milk cheeses' ecosystem, and studies the microbial and biochemical processes...

Mikrobielle Biodiversitaet ANET Grafik

ANET-GB: Bioinformatics Platform

The ‘Genomics and Bioinformatics’ work package involves the setting up of an Agroscope-wide expert network and the corresponding infrastructure. The aim is to make available to Agroscope projects the necessary infrastructure ...

Microbiota
Microscopically small organisms (microorganisms; previously ‘microflora’). The term encompasses bacteria, archaea, viruses, protists and fungi [1].

Microflora
A term previously used instead of ‘microbiota’. Since the term ‘flora’ refers to the plant kingdom, today it is scarcely used in connection with microorganisms.

Microbiome
The sum total of microorganisms. This term can refer to a specific habitat (e.g. the soil microbiome) or to a specific sample (e.g the microbiome of a specific soil sample).

Metagenome
The sum of the genetic information contained in all genomes. This term can refer to a specific habitat (e.g. the soil metagenome) or to a specific sample (e.g. the metagenome of a specific soil sample).

Holobiont
A biological organisation consisting of the host organism (human, animal or plant) and all associated organisms (e.g. the microbiome) [1].

Hologenome
The sum of the genetic information of the host organism and its associated organisms (e.g. the microbiome) [1].

[1] Bordenstein SR, Theis KR (2015). Host biology in light of the microbiome: ten principles of holobionts and hologenomes. PLoS Biol 13(8). (externer Link, neues Fenster)