The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-879  
Phylum Chlorophyta   Class Chlorophyceae 
Scientific name Vitreochlamys fluviatilis (Stein) Batko  
Synonym -----  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Nerima-ku Nerima-ku Tokyo Japan (1997-11-13)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Pond water)  
History < Nakazawa, Atsushi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nakazawa, Atsushi (1997-12-05)  
Identified by Nakazawa, Atsushi  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature: 20 C
Light intensity: 22-32 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 2 M  
Gene information rbcL ( AB050484 )
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Unicellular: Flagellate 
Characteristics Autotrophic; Planktonic  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : Spha-1/1997-12-5  
Remarks  

Reference
730)   Nakazawa, A., Krienitz, L., Nozaki, H. 2001 Taxonomy of the unicellular green algal genus Vitreochlamys (Volvocales), based on comparative morphology of cultured material. Eur. J. Phycol., 36, 113-128. , Keywords: Chlorophyta; comparative morphology; rbcL (large subunit of Rubisco, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase); Sphaerellopsis; taxonomy; ultrastructure; Vitreochlamys; Vitreochlamys pinguis; Volvocales , Strain(s): 875876877878879880881882883