The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-881  
Phylum Chlorophyta   Class Chlorophyceae 
Scientific name Vitreochlamys nekrassovii (Korshikov) Nakazawa  
Synonym Sphaerellopsis nekrassovii (Korshikov) Ettl  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Shore of River Elbe, near Celakovice Czech (-----)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (River water)  
History < Nakazawa, Atsushi < SAG  
Isolator (Date of isolation) (-----)  
Identified by -----  
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 ( AB050494 )
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Unicellular: Flagellate 
Characteristics Autotrophic; Planktonic  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : SAG 11-10
 
Remarks  

Reference
755)   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