Strain number NIES-2161  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Trebouxiophyceae  
Scientific name Parachlorella kessleri (Fott & Nováková) Krienitz, E.H.Hegewald, Hepperle, V.Huss, T.Rohr & M.Wolf  
Synonym Chlorella kessleri Fott & Nováková 1969  
Former name Formerly identified as Chlorella vulgaris, re-identified at NIES by DNA analysis  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) New York City, New York, USA (locality of wild type strain (NIES-2160))  
Latitude / Longitude 40.703546 /  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater  
History < IAM (2007) < Kamiya, A.; Miyachi, Shigetoh < Schimd, G. H.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Schwarze, P.; Frandsen, N. O.  
Identified by Re-identified by NIES  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  Tre (agar)  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  8-15 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  3 M  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( AB488598 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Yellow mutant of NIES-2160  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM C-425; SAG 211-11h/20
 
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic 
Movie  
Reference
Tsuzuki, M., Shimamoto, T., Yang, S. Y., Miyachi, S. 1984 Diversity in intracellular locality, nature, and function of carbonic anhydrase in verious plants. Ann. NY Acad. Sci., 429, 238-240.
Strain(s): 6872160216121622170217322352280 
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1984.tb12341.x

Matumura, H., Muto, S., Miyachi, S. 1982 Light-induced conversion of NAD+ to NADP+ in Chlorella cells. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 679, 300-307.
Strain(s): 21602161 
DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(82)90300-0

Schwarze, P., Frandsen, N. O. 1960 Herstellung von Chlorella-Farbmutanten mit Hilfe von radioaktiven Isotopen. Naturwissenschaften, 47, 47.
Strain(s): 21612162 

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