Strain number NIES-228  
Phylum Streptophyta  
Class Zygnematophyceae  
Scientific name Closterium ehrenbergii Meneghini ex Ralfs  
Synonym Closterium gigas F.Gay  
Former name  
Common name Desmid  
Locality (Date of collection) Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan (1975-12-04)  
Latitude / Longitude 35.437621 / 139.393061 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Paddy soil)  
History < Ichimura, Terunobu  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Ichimura, Terunobu  
Identified by Ichimura, Terunobu  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 Dec]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  C  
Temperature:  20 (25) C
Light intensity:  6-8 (12) µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  3 M (1 M)  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( AY148818 ) , 5.8S-ITS2-28S ( AY148895 ) , cdip-1 mRNA ( AB066448 ) , CeRLK1 ( AB306552 ) , CeRLK2 ( AB306553 ) , CeRLK3 ( AB306554 ) , CeRLK4 ( AB306555 ) , CeRLK5 ( AB306556 ) , CeRLK6 ( AB306557 ) , CeRLK7 ( AB306558 ) , CeRLK8 ( AB306559 ) , CeRLK9 ( AB306560 ) , CeRLK10 ( AB306561 ) , CeRLK11 ( AB306562 ) , CeRLK12 ( AB306563 ) , CeRLK13 ( AB306564 ) , CeRLK14 ( AB306565 )  
Cell size (min - max) 80 - 500 μm  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Mating group B ; Crosses with NIES-229  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : KK-33-1  
Remarks Axenic 
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