The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-854  
Phylum Chlorophyta   Class Chlorophyceae 
Scientific name Astrephomene gubernaculifera Pocock  
Synonym -----  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Monroe County Monroe County Indiana U.S.A. (1962-10-**)  
Habitat (Isolation source) (Soil)  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi < UTEX  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Brooks, A. E. (1962-10-**)  
Identified by Brooks, A. E.  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  VTAC  
Temperature: 20 C
Light intensity: 22-27 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 20 D  
Gene information atpB ( AB044181 ) , psaA ( AB044235 ) , psaB ( AB044459 ) , psbC ( AB044515 AB044516 AB044517 ) , rbcL ( AB044169 AB044170 )
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Mixotrophic; Heterothallic  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : UTEX 1394
 
Remarks  

Reference
50)   Brooks, A. E. 1966 The sexual cycle and intercrossing in the genus Astrephomene. J. Protozool., 13, 367-375. , Strain(s): 853854855 

829)   Nozaki, H., Misawa, K., Kajita, T., Kato, M., Nohara, S., Watanabe, M. M. 2000 Origin and evolution of the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyceae) as inferred from multiple, chloroplast gene sequences. Mol. Phylog. Evol., 17, 256-268. , Strain(s): 418456460474541545564566569571572574577582653654666720721722724725727728730731732734735736737851854872882884886887888889890893895896898