caa a22 4500 477105491 CHVBK 20180405111552.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19961101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01574781 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01574781 Networking the microbial diversity information [Elektronische Daten] [V Canhos, G Manfio, D Canhos] The Internet, the electronic global network of computers, has expanded significantly over the last few years, connecting segments from academia, industry and the private sector. The use of the Internet by researchers has diversified substantially from the primordial exchange of electronic messages to the current use of highly developed graphic interfaces capable of accessing images, sounds and retrieving information from databases in different computers around the world. The reduced costs for data storage and ease of connection to the net have nourished a steady exponential growth in the number of sites. Microbiologists now benefit from a wealth of databases and Web sites with microbiological information, ranging from culture collection data, information on microbial diversity, taxonomic and phylogenetic data, biotechnological applications and taxonomic expertise. Efforts are required to stimulate the integration of complex molecular and image databases with more traditional information resources, such as bibliographic, strain data, compendia of species descriptions and metabolic products databases. Coordinating and linking mechanisms are needed in order to promote the development of protocols, guidelines and minimal standards to ensure data quality. Future challenges to the scientific use of Internet resources include the setting up of clearing-house mechanisms and virtual libraries for the organization of the microbiological resources on the network. Society for Industrial Microbiology, 1996 microbial diversity nationallicence information networks nationallicence Internet nationallicence electronic publishing nationallicence digital libraries nationallicence Canhos V. Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil aut Manfio G. Tropical Culture Collection (CCT), Fundação de Pesquisas e Tecnologia ‘André Tosello', Campinas, SP, Brazil aut Canhos D. Tropical Database (BDT), Fundação de Pesquisas e Tecnologia ‘André Tosello', Campinas, SP, Brazil aut Journal of Industrial Microbiology Springer-Verlag 17/5-6(1996-11-01), 498-504 0169-4146 17:5-6<498 1996 17 10295 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01574781 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01574781 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Canhos V. Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Manfio G. Tropical Culture Collection (CCT), Fundação de Pesquisas e Tecnologia ‘André Tosello', Campinas, SP, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Canhos D. Tropical Database (BDT), Fundação de Pesquisas e Tecnologia ‘André Tosello', Campinas, SP, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Industrial Microbiology Springer-Verlag 17/5-6(1996-11-01), 498-504 0169-4146 17:5-6<498 1996 17 10295 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer