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The BCH Organisms Registry includes those organisms that have been registered with the BCH as parental, recipient or donor organisms. Each record provides further information about relevant biological characteristics, including information on taxonomic status, common name, origin, centre of origin and centre of genetic diversity. Links to relevant LMO records are provided at the bottom of each individual record.

Record ID Taxonomic Status Common Name Description
45731 Acinetobacter calcoaceticus    
101472 Aedes aegypti Yellow fever mosquito  
45769 Aequorea victoria Crystal Jellyfish This jellyfish is capable of producing flashes of blue light by a quick release of Ca2+. ...
12081 Agrobacterium tumefaciens Agrobacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a species of bacteria that causes tumors (commonly known as 'galls' or 'crown galls') in dicots. ...
103885 Alfalfa mosaic virus Alfalfa mosaic virus  
103752 Amaranthus hybridus Slim Amaranth  
103108 Anastrepha ludens Mexican fruit fly  
103770 Antirrhinum majus Common Snapdragon  
12098 Arabidopsis thaliana Thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana is a small flowering plant that is widely used as a model organism in plant biology. Arabidopsis is a member of the mustard (Brassicaceae) family, which includes cultivated species such as cabbage and radish. ...
101938 Arthrobacter globiformis Arthrobacter Arthrobacter is a genus of bacteria that is commonly found in soil. All species in this genus are Gram-positive obligate aerobes that are rods during exponential growth and cocci in their stationary phase.
45759 Aspergillus nidulans    
15377 Aspergillus niger    
12122 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens   Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is a Gram-positive, aerobic baterium found in soil samples in nature. ...
48360 Bacillus licheniformis   Bacillus licheniformis is toxinogenic and food poisoning in humans has been associated with cooked meat, poultry and vegetable dishes (particularly stews and curries which have been served with rice). ...
103064 Bacillus subtilis Bacillus Bacillus subtilis, known also as the hay bacillus or grass bacillus, is a Gram-positive, catalase-positive bacterium commonly found in soil. A member of the genus Bacillus, B. ...
45614 Bacillus thuringiensis Bt  
45783 Bacteriophage Ff Phage Ff Ff is the class prototype of long (- 880 nm) and thin (- 7 nm diameter) bacteriophage filaments which are assembled as a protein cylinder packaging a single-stranded DNA loop. ...
103068 Bacteriophage P1 Phage P1 P1 is a temperate bacteriophage (phage) that infects Escherichia coli and a some other bacteria. When undergoing a lysogenic cycle the phage genome exists as a plasmid in the bacterium unlike other phages that integrate into the host DNA. ...
15016 Bacteriophage T3 Phage T3 Enterobacteria phage T3 is a bacteriophage that infects Escherichia coli bacteria. It is in the genus T7-like Phages, of the family podoviridae (characterized by short, non-contractile tails).
103106 Bactrocera dorsalis Oriental fruit fly  
104597 Bean Golden Mosaic Virus CGMV  
101869 Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus BNYVV  
12097 Beta vulgaris Common beet  
45720 Bos taurus Cattle Cows modify environments through grazing. In areas where their population numbers are artificially increased by humans, they can severely impact natural systems, causing erosion, introduction of non-native grasses and herbaceous plants, destruction ...
45762 Bradyrhizobium japonicum Rhizobia Symbiotic nitrogen fixer (enhances plant growth) that can be found in the roots of plants and especially in legume plants. ...
12084 Brassica campestris Turnips Brassica campestris or Brassica rapa L. is a member of the subtribe Brassicinae of the tribe Brassiceae of the Cruciferous (Brassicaceae) family. Turnips are one of the most commonly grown and.widely adapted root crops. B. ...
12083 Brassica napus Turnip There are two types of B. napus: 1) oil-yielding oleiferous rape, of which one subset with specific quality characteristics is often referred to as "canola" (vernacular name), and 2) the tuber-bearing swede or rutabaga. ...
101872 Brassica oleracea Crucifers Brassica oleracea is the species of plant that includes many common foods as cultivars, including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, savoy, and Chinese kale. ...
9845 Brassica rapa Canola plant Today, two species of Brassica have commercialized varieties with "double low" characteristics, i.e. ...
45008 Canarypox virus CNPV Canarypox virus (CNPV) is an avipoxvirus and etiologic agent of canarypox, a disease of birds both in the wild and in commercial aviaries, where significant losses result. ...
45721 Candida albicans Yeast  
45741 Candida glabrata Yeast C. glabrata is of special importance because of its innately increased resistance to antifungal agents, specifically the azoles.
45756 Canis familiaris Domestic dog For genome information, see link in References.

Suppression, selection, and mixing within the wolf gene pool have yielded hundreds of breeds of domestic dog. ...
45776 Carassius auratus Goldfish Goldfish are among the most popular aquarium fish, and as such, extremely valuable commercially. In addition, they are commonly used as bait fish, as live feed in fish production facilities, and for algal and plant control of small ponds. ...
12085 Carica papaya Papaya Papaya, Carica papaya L., is an almost herbaceous (succulently soft-wooded), typically unbranched small tree in the family Caricaceae. ...
101899 Cassava vein mosaic virus Cassava vein mosaic virus  
45736 Cattleya sp. Orchid  
12125 Cauliflower mosaic virus CaMV  
103107 Ceratitis capitata Mediterranean fruit fly  
104787 Cestrum Yellow Leaf Curling Virus    
45758 Chlorocebus aethiops Grivet  
12086 Cichorium intybus Chicory  
101617 Clostridium tetani Tetanus bacterium  
14977 Corynebacterium glutamicum    
46120 Cryptomeria japonica Japanese cedar Japanese cedar can be difficult to grow from seed. Named cultivars are propagated vegetatively by rooting mature tip cuttings in late summer or autumn, or by layering. ...
15029 Cucumber mosaic virus CMV The natural host range of CMV is wide, including Cucumis sativus and many other cucurbits, causing mosaics and stunting, and reduced fruit yield; Lycopersicon esculentum causing mosaic, reduction of leaf laminae ("fernleaf") and stunting; and ...
12124 Cucumis melo Melon  
12123 Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin Cucurbita pepo is a morphologically and ecologically diverse species composed of genetically distinct groups of cultivars and free-living populations (i.e., self-sustaining, including both wild and weedy populations).

101361 Cuphea lanceolata Cigar Flower  
45778 Cymbidium mosaic virus Orchid mosaic virus.  
45733 Cymbidium sp. Boat orchid Cymbidiums are susceptible to the Tobacco mosaic virus and Cymbidium mosaic potexvirus.
45401 Danio rerio Zebra fish In the past decade or so the zebrafish, Danio rerio, has become a vertebrate of choice in developmental biology laboratories. ...
104803 Delftia acidovorans   Delftia acidovorans, is a non glucose-fermenting, gram-negative, non spore-forming rod present in soil, fresh water, activated sludge, and clinical specimens (von Gravenitz 1985, Tamaoka et al. 1987, Wen et al., 1999).
45735 Dendrobium sp. Orchid  
4954 Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus or carnation does not display hazardous or weedy characteristics and is used in the floriculture industry for cut flowers. Modern cultivars are maintained by vegetative propagation. ...
103739 Discosoma sp. Coral anemones  
103760 Drosophila melanogaster Common Fruit Fly  
103756 Enterobacter aerogenes Enterobacter  
45722 Epichloe festucae Epichloe Mutualistic effects of the fungus are associated with its production of bioprotective alkaloids, and positive effects on the drought tolerance of the host. Asexual relatives of E. festucae, N. coenophialum and N. ...
45742 Epiphyas postvittana nucleopolyhedrovirus EppoNPV  
101613 Equine Influenza Virus    
103629 Erwinia uredovora    
14930 Escherichia coli   Colibacillosis is a common systemic disease of economic importance in poultry and occurs worldwide. ...
102151 Eucalyptus globulus Blue gum  
45010 Feline leukemia virus Feline leukemia virus Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus that infects cats. As a retrovirus, the genetic information of FeLV is carried by RNA instead of DNA. ...
100357 Figwort mosaic virus Figwort mottle virus.  
101024 Flaveria bidentis Coastal plain yellowtops  
103122 Flaveria trinervia Clustered Yellowtops Flaveria trinervia exhibits C4 carbon fixation.
45410 Francisella tularensis    
101926 Galleria mellonella Wax moth  
48969 Gallid herpesvirus 2 GaHV-2  
10453 Glycine max Soybean  
104688 Gossypium barbadense Sea-island cotton  
12080 Gossypium hirsutum Cotton Cotton is of the Gossypium genus that is grown on every major continent and on West Indies and Pacific Basin islands. There are about 39 species of Gossypium worldwide, native to the tropics and warm temperate regions. ...
100348 Helianthus annuus Sunflower  
12129 Helianthus tuberosus Sunflower  
45825 Helicobacter pylori    
45743 Homo sapiens Human  
12110 Hordeum vulgare Barley  
45772 Human adenovirus E Human adenovirus E  
103748 Human cytomegalovirus HCMV  
45771 Human papillomavirus HPV Papillomaviruses (PVs) are a large group of epitheliotropic pathogens that cause proliferations of the stratified squamous epithelium in a wide variety of host species. ...
45782 Influenza virus Influenza  
12128 Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. ozaenae Klebsiella  
104349 Lactobacillus bulgaricus    
100379 Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Streptococcus  
12087 Linum usitatissimum Flax Linum usitatissimum L. is a species of the family Linaceae (Flax family). It is an erect, herbaceous annual which branches corymbosely above the main stem. Two types of L. ...
45780 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus LCM  
12099 Malus domestica Apple The various Malus species include the flowering crabapples, edible fruit crabapples, as well as the domesticated grocery and orchard apples.
12100 Medicago sativa Alfalfa Lucerne is the most important of the world's forage crops and was domesticated for feeding animals rather than for direct human consumption. ...
45787 Mesorhizobium loti Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria  
45740 Mus musculus Mouse  
100304 Musa sp. Banana  
45773 Mycobacterium tuberculosis MTB  
45746 Neisseria meningitidis    
45760 Neosartorya fischeri Aspergillus  
45723 Neotyphodium lolii   Improves fitness and affects plant growth of host grasses through production of bioactive alkaloids. ...
48454 Nephila clavipes Golden silk orbweaver spider The female Nephila clavipes has a number of different spinning glands for producing a range of fibres with different properties. ...
45785 Nestor meridionalis Kaka parrot Used as food, and other parts (e.g. feathers) are used and sold by local people.
45786 Nestor notabilis Kea parrot  
104624 Neurospora crassa    
48965 Newcastle disease virus Newcastle disease virus  
12120 Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum is the plant that is cultivated as the principal source of tobacco.
14936 Ochrobactrum anthropi    
45777 Odontoglossum ringspot virus    
45737 Oncidium sp. Orchid  
45775 Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout  
104717 Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook Salmon  
100302 Oreochromis hornorum x Oreochromis aureus Hybrid tilapia  
103840 Orgyia pseudotsugata multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus OpMNPV  
10454 Oryza sativa Rice Rice is grown worldwide and is a staple food for about a half of the world’s population. It is a nutritious grain crop which contains carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, etc. Rice straw is an important animal feed in many countries.
15021 Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV)   There are two major types of this virus that are serologically indistinguishable and are so closely genetically related that they are now considered the same virus species. ...
101927 Pea enation mosaic virus 1 PEMV-1  
101928 Pea Seed-borne Mosaic Virus PSbMV  
104661 Peanut chlorotic streak virus PCSV  
103104 Pectinophora gossypiella Pink Bollworm  
12107 Petunia hybrida Petunia  
45734 Phalaenopsis sp. Moth orchids  
104363 Phaseolus vulgaris String bean  
104331 Photinus pyralis North American firefly  
45861 Photorhabdus luminescens Bacteria P. luminescens promotes its own transmission among susceptible insect populations using its nematode host. Upon invasion of the host the bacteria are released directly into the open blood system of the insect. ...
100289 Pisum sativum garden pea  
104308 Plum Pox Virus PPV  
101269 Populus tremula x Populus alba Gray Poplar Grey poplar is dioecious. The GM plants intended for release originate from the female grey poplar clone INRA 717 1-B4. Pollen formation and dispersal can thus be ruled out. ...
45779 Porphyromonas gingivalis    
12126 Potato leafroll virus (PLRV)    
12127 Potato virus Y (PVY)    
104622 Primula juliae Juliae primrose  
104307 Prunus domestica Plum tree  
14934 Pseudomonas chlororaphis   Pseudomonas chlororaphis is a bacterium used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It can act as a biocontrol agent against certain fungal plant pathogens via production of phenazine type antibiotics.
48835 Pseudomonas fluorescens    
103641 pSVL plasmid    
102023 Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus RHDV  
100343 Rabies virus Rabies virus  
45730 Rattus norvegicus Norway rat  
45770 Rattus rattus Black rat  
43795 Rosa hybrida Rose  
45724 Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast Used commercially as baker's yeast, in fermentation, and as a vitamin supplement.
100332 Saccharum sp. Sugar cane Many varieties of sugar cane exist. Specific varieties utilised for a given application is specified within the LMO record.
104716 Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon  
45768 Salmonella typhimurium    
104592 Salvia splendens Salvia  
102012 Schizosaccharomyces pombe Fission yeast  
12108 Solanum bulbocastaneum Nightshade  
12079 Solanum lycopersicum Tomato The tomato is a short-lived perennial plant, grown as an annual plant, typically growing to 1-3 m tall. ...
47832 Solanum nigrum Black nightshade Poisoning occurs from ingesting the plants or parts of it, especially the unripened fruits. ...
102154 Solanum stoloniferum Wild potato  
12106 Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanum tuberosum (potato) is divided into two subspecies: tuberosum and andigena. S. tuberosum subsp. tuberosum is the widely cultivated crop plant used in, for example, Europe and North America. S. tuberosum subsp. ...
102153 Solanum venturii Wild Potato Solanum venturii may cross with a number of closely related Solanum species including S. sanctae-rosae, S. neorossii, S. vernei and S. microdontum.
103613 Sorghum bicolor Sorghum  
104811 Sphingobium herbicidovorans    
103094 Spinacia oleraceae Spinach  
45744 Spodoptera frugiperda Fall armyworm  
45822 Staphylococcus aureus    
103677 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia S. maltophilia  
45781 Streptococcus pneumoniae    
45824 Streptococcus pyogenes    
100375 Streptococcus thermophilus Streptococcus  
12103 Streptomyces hygroscopicus    
12102 Streptomyces viridochromogenes    
45784 Strigops habroptilus Kakapo parrot The kakapo is a large, flightless, nocturnal, browsing parrot, once widely distributed through New Zealand but now approaching extinction.
101020 Subterranean clover stunt virus SCSV  
100338 Suid herpesvirus 1 SHV-1  
102157 Synechocystis sp. Cyanobacteria  
14980 Thermococcales spp. Thermococcus The three genera of the order Thermococcales (Thermococcus, Pyrococcus, and Palaeococcus) are a large and diverse group of organisms widely used as model systems for biochemical and physiological studies of hyperthermophilic archaea.
103095 Thermosynechococcus elongatus Cyanobacteria Thermosynechococcus elongatus is unicellular and rod-shaped and is classified as a group I cyanobacteria due to its morphological appearance. As all cyanobacteria T. elongatus can perform oxygenic photosynthesis, it is obligate photoautotrophic. ...
104663 Tobacco etch virus TEV  
104819 Tobacco mosaic virus TMV  
43792 Torenia sp. Torenia hybrid Torenia is a genus of plants in the snapdragon family, Scrophulariaceae or also classified in Linderniaceae by some authors. Often called Wishbone flowers, some species are grown as garden plants. ...
45396 Triticum aestivum Wheat  
14933 Umbellularia californica Laurel Umbellularia californica is a tree native to coastal forests of western North America. It is the sole species in the genus Umbellularia. ...
47789 Ustilago maydis Virus 4 (UmV4)    
100342 Vaccinia virus Poxvirus Vaccinia virus is well known for its role as a vaccine (its namesake) that eradicated the smallpox disease, making it the first human disease to be successfully eradicated by science.
45738 Vanilla sp. Orchid The flowers are self-fertile but need pollinators to perform this task. The flowers are presumed to be pollinated by stingless bees and certain hummingbirds, which visit the flowers primarily for its nectar. ...
45826 Vibrio cholerae    
103754 Vibrio harveyi Vibrio  
48359 Vicia faba Broad Bean  
103617 Vigna unguiculata Cowpea  
14929 Viola sp. Pansy The pansy or pansy violets are a large group of hybrid plants cultivated as garden flowers. ...
101177 Vitis vinifera Grape Vine  
15022 Watermelon mosaic virus 2 (WMV-2)   NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH WATERMELON MOSAIC VIRUS 1
100376 Xenorhabdus luminescens P. luminescens  
246 Zea mays Maize Maize, or corn, is a cereal grain, the kernel of which is largely refined into products used in a wide range of food, medical, and industrial goods. ...
104715 Zoarces americanus Ocean pout  
15023 Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV)   The natural host range of ZYMV is Cucurbita pepo (zucchini squash), Cucumis melo (muskmelon), Cucumis sativus (cucumber) and Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) where it causes mosaic, yellowing, shoestring leaves, stunting, and fruit and seed ...

   
   
Update on 2013-03-28
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