Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-38
Phylum		Cyanophyta
Class		Cyanophyceae
Scientific name		Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flauhault
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria
Locality (Date of collection)		Marble Point Antarctica
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Terrestrial (Dry sand)
History		< IAM (1983);
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Holm-Hansen, O.
Identified by		Watanabe, Makoto M.
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Non-clonal; Non-axenic
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: MDM (agar) Temperature: 20 (25) C Light intensity: 4-10 (14-16) µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 4 M (14 D)
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)		- 5 μm
Organization		Filamentous
Characteristics		Drought tolerance
Other strain no.		Other collection strain no. : IAM M-115 Other strain no. : M-48-a
Remarks		Cryopreserved; Very slow growth
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Reference
Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55. Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection Strain(s): 29, 32, 34, 38, 45, 51, 56, 66, 68, 74, 75, 77, 79, 95, 97, 100, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 120, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 156, 159, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 171, 177, 186, 189, 192, 193, 197, 202, 210, 212, 214, 215, 217, 224, 230, 231, 232, 242, 243, 248, 259, 287, 288, 290, 295, 299, 300, 303, 306, 308, 310, 312, 313, 329, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342, 349, 359, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 385, 390, 396, 419, 426, 427, 429, 430, 431, 433, 434, 436, 448, 450, 451, 452, 456, 478, 479, 481, 503, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 523, 524, 527, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 538, 540, 542, 565, 570, 573, 575, 578, 579, 580, 581, 584, 594, 595, 596, 628, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 647, 648, 649, 650, 653, 655, 657, 659, 660, 662, 663, 664, 667, 672, 685, 687, 688, 689, 694 Ichimura, T. & Itoh, T. 1977 17. Preservation methods of microalgae (I) [17. Bisaisôrui no hozonhô (I)]. In Preservation methods of microorganisms [Biseibutsu Hozonhô], Ed. by Nei, T., University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, pp. 355-373 (in Japanese). Strain(s): 32, 34, 38, 45, 131, 217, 295, 310, 338, 379, 436, 448, 450, 527

Reference

Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55.
Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection
Strain(s): 29, 32, 34, 38, 45, 51, 56, 66, 68, 74, 75, 77, 79, 95, 97, 100, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 120, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 156, 159, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 171, 177, 186, 189, 192, 193, 197, 202, 210, 212, 214, 215, 217, 224, 230, 231, 232, 242, 243, 248, 259, 287, 288, 290, 295, 299, 300, 303, 306, 308, 310, 312, 313, 329, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342, 349, 359, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 385, 390, 396, 419, 426, 427, 429, 430, 431, 433, 434, 436, 448, 450, 451, 452, 456, 478, 479, 481, 503, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 523, 524, 527, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 538, 540, 542, 565, 570, 573, 575, 578, 579, 580, 581, 584, 594, 595, 596, 628, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 647, 648, 649, 650, 653, 655, 657, 659, 660, 662, 663, 664, 667, 672, 685, 687, 688, 689, 694

Ichimura, T. & Itoh, T. 1977 17. Preservation methods of microalgae (I) [17. Bisaisôrui no hozonhô (I)]. In Preservation methods of microorganisms [Biseibutsu Hozonhô], Ed. by Nei, T., University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, pp. 355-373 (in Japanese).
Strain(s): 32, 34, 38, 45, 131, 217, 295, 310, 338, 379, 436, 448, 450, 527

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