A five-year microbial genome sequencing program has been launched.

It is reported that there are currently more than 14,000 known microbial species in the world.
the partnership will complete genome sequencing of more than 10,000 microbial-patterned strains within five years, covering more than 90 percent of the known bacterial-pattern strains.
will also complete the sequencing of samples from more than 1,000 microbiomes, covering the human body, the environment, the ocean and other major directions.
WDCM Director, Microbial Resources and Data Center Ma Juncai, said sequencing can improve microbial genomics taxonomy and explore the interactions between microorganisms and between microorganisms and the environment in specific environments, and the results of the analysis will help advance scientific development and industrial applications.
meeting, Nelson Lima, president of the European Organization for the Preservation of Microbiology, said the Global Microbiological Resource Centre (mBRC) still faced challenges, such as known microbial species less than 1 per cent of their diversity, and storage of isolated bacteria, such as quality control, data integration and other challenges.
need to work together between the global scientific community and the biotechnology industry.
, through the implementation of this cooperation plan, China will take the lead in establishing international standards in the field of microbiology, to build an international authoritative data platform for microbiomeology.
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