The International Culture Collection of (Vesicular-) Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi—INVAM—the largest living culture collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) celebrated its 35th year in 2020. The authors record here the mission and goals of INVAM, its contribution as a living culture collection, some historical aspects of INVAM, and describe the advances in mycorrhizology and AMF systematics after INVAM moved to West Virginia University. This commentary emphasizes the importance of a living culture collection to preserve germplasm and to educate and assist researchers in mycorrhizal science.

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庆祝INVAM：35年来最大的丛生菌根真菌活文化收藏

丛枝菌根真菌国际文化收藏-INVAM –丛生菌根真菌（AMF）的最大活文化收藏品于2020年庆祝成立35周年。作者在这里记录了INVAM的使命和目标，即其作为生计的贡献。文化收藏，INVAM的一些历史方面，并描述了INVAM移至西弗吉尼亚大学后菌根学和AMF系统学的进展。这篇评论强调了活的培养物收藏对于保存种质以及教育和协助菌根科学研究人员的重要性。