The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data

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Strain number NIES-1080  
Phylum Cyanophyta   Class Cyanophyceae 
Scientific name Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Lemmermann  
Synonym Microcystis ichthyoblabe Kützing; Microcystis novacekii (Komárek) Compère; Microcystis viridis (A.Brown) Lemmermann; Microcystis wesenbergii Komárek  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Suigetsu Mikata Fukui Japan (1984-09-08)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < TAC;  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Masayuki (1984-09-08)  
Identified by Watanabe, Masayuki  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Cryopreservation  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  MA  
Temperature: 18 C
Light intensity: 15-25 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 10L:14D
Duration: 1 M  
Gene information
Cell size (min - max) 4 - 6 μm   Organization  
Characteristics Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko); Microcystin not detected Reisolated from TAC 81  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : TAC 81-1  
Remarks Cryopreserved 

Reference
950)   Park, H-D., Hayashi, H. 1994 Microcystis and microcystins [Microcystis zoku to mikuroshisuchin]. In Waterbloom of Blue-green Algae and Their Toxins [Aoko, sono shutsugen to dokuso], Eds. by Watanabe, M. F., Harada,K. & Fujii, H., University of Tokyo Press, p. 75-99 (in Japanese without English title). , Strain(s): 737410531054105510591061106310641066106710681070107110721074107610771079108010811083108410851086109010911093109510971098109911401154 

990)   Sakamoto, S., Yamaguchi, M., Watanabe, M. F., Watanabe, M., Kamiya, H. 1996 Distribution and characterization of lectins from natural and cultured Microcystis spp. In Harmful and Toxic Algal Blooms, Eds. by Yasumoto, T., Oshima, Y. & Fukuyo, Y., Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 1996, p. 569-572. , Strain(s): 1001021062981057106110661080 

1240)   Tsuchiya, Y., Watanabe, M. F., Watanabe, M. 1992 Volatile organic sulfur compounds associated with blue-green algae from inland waters of Japan. Wat. Sci. Tech., 25, 123-130. , Keywords: blue-green algae; Microcystis aeruginosa; M. wesenbergii; isopropyl mercaptan; isopropyl disulfide; isopropyl sulfonyl chloride; chlorination; mutagenicity; Ames test , Strain(s): 881061108010811083109811041137 

1296)   Watanabe, M. 1996 Isolation, cultivation and classification of bloom-forming Microcystis in Japan. In Toxic Microcystis, Eds. by Watanabe, M.F., Harada, K., Carmichael W.W. & Fujii, H., CRC Press, Boca Raton, p. 13-34. , Strain(s): 105010511052105310541061106310641065106610671068107010711072107410751076107710791080108110821083108510861087108810891090109310951097109810991105110711081109111011131115111611171122112411251126112711301132113311341139114011411142114611471149115211531154115511571159116011611162116311641173117811821183118411871189119411961198120012031205120612091213121612191222122512301232123412371239124112431246 

1302)   Watanabe, M. F., Watanabe, M., Kato, T., Harada, K., Suzuki, M. 1991 Composition of cyclic peptide toxins among strains of Microcystis aeruginosa (blue-green algae, Cyanobacteria). Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 104, 49-57. , Keywords: blue-green algae; cyanobacteria; cyclic peptide; Microcystis; strain; toxin , Strain(s): 10531054106010611063106410661067106810701071107210741076107710791080108110831085108610901093109510971098109911401142