Strain Data

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Strain number		NIES-1090
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		Microcystis ichthyoblabe Kützing
Common name		Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria
Locality (Date of collection)		Lake Barato Sapporo Hokkaido Japan (1984-08-24)
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Lake water)
History		< TAC;
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Watanabe, Masayuki (1984-09-06)
Identified by		Watanabe, Masayuki
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic
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		16S rRNA ( AB012339 AB015367 AB023282 )
Cell size (min - max)		- 5 μm
Organization
Characteristics		Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Microcystin not detected ; Reisolated from TAC 91 ; ST2 (Tanabe et al. 2007)
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : TAC 91-1
Remarks		Cryopreserved
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Reference
Yamamoto, Y., Shiah, FK. 2015 Effect of sonication on live and fixed cells of Microcystis aeruginosa. Plankton Benthos Res., 10, 163-166. Keywords: cell destruction; fixation; Lugol's iodine solution; Microcystis aeruginosa; sonication Strain(s): 1090, 1157 DOI: 10.3800/pbr.10.163 Tanabe, Y., Watanabe, M. M. 2011 Local expansion of a panmictic lineage of water bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. PLoS One, 6, e17085 (article ID). Strain(s): 44, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 478, 604, 843, 901, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1072, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1085, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2465, 2466, 2467, 2468, 2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2477, 2478, 2479, 2480, 2481, 2482, 2483, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490, 2491, 2492, 2493, 2494, 2495, 2496, 2542, 2543, 2544, 2545, 2546, 2547, 2548, 2549, 2550, 2551, 2552, 2553, 2554, 2555, 2556, 2557, 2558, 2559, 2560, 2561, 2591, 2592, 2593, 2594, 2595, 2596, 2597, 2598, 2599, 2600, 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606, 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610, 2611, 2612, 2613, 2617, 2618, 2619, 2620, 2621, 2622, 2623, 2624, 2625, 2626, 2627, 2628, 2629 PubMed: 21390221 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017085 Kawahara, K., Sagehashi, M., Fujii, T., Fujita, H., Hu, H.-Y., Sakoda, A. 2011 Potential of a green alga Botryococcus braunii for simultaneous water purification and biofuel production under open-air condition. J. Water Environ. Technol., 9, 29-37. Keywords: biofuel production; Botryococcus braunii; Microcystis aeruginosa; water purification Strain(s): 87, 836, 1090 Tanabe, Y., Sano, T., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 2009b Recombination, cryptic clades and neutral molecular divergence of the microcystin synthetase (mcy) genes of toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. BMC Evol. Biol., 9, 115 (article ID). Strain(s): 44, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 478, 604, 843, 901, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1072, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1085, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 2465, 2466, 2467, 2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2477, 2478, 2479, 2561 PubMed: 19463155 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-115 Tanabe, Y., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 2007 Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) reveals high genetic diversity and clonal population structure of the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. Microbiology, 153, 3695-3703. Strain(s): 44, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 478, 604, 843, 901, 933, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1072, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1085, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254 Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M. 2000 Genetic typing of a bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus Microcystis in Japan using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Plankton Biol. Ecol., 47, 1-6. Keywords: genetic typing; 16S rDNA; Microcystis; cyanobacteria; phylogenetic analysis Strain(s): 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 604, 1055, 1061, 1068, 1076, 1090, 1091, 1105, 1122, 1142, 1164 Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Komura, M., Yuki, Y., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M. 2000 Molecular taxonomy of a bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus Microcystis. Bull. Plankton Soc. Japan, 47, 25-33 (in Japanese with English summary). Keywords: cyanobacteria; Microcystis; bacterial criteria; molecular analysis Strain(s): 6, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 604, 1055, 1061, 1068, 1076, 1090, 1091, 1105, 1122, 1142, 1164 Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M., Hata, Y. 1999 Rapid DNA extraction from a bloom-forming cyanobacterium. Microbes Environ., 14, 157-161. Keywords: DNA extraction; PCR; Microcystis; cyanobacteria Strain(s): 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 604, 1055, 1061, 1068, 1076, 1090, 1091, 1105, 1122, 1142, 1164 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.14.157 Otsuka, S., Suda, S., Li, R., Watanabe, M., Oyaizu, H., Matsumoto, S., Watanabe, M. M. 1999 Phylogenetic relationships between toxic and non-toxic strains of the genus Microcystis based on 16S to 23S internal transcribed spacer sequence. FEMS Mircobiol. Lett., 172, 15-21. Keywords: cyanobacteria; Microcystis; internal transcribed spacer; phylogeny; microcystin Strain(s): 44, 104, 111, 1054, 1055, 1058, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1105, 1115, 1117, 1143 Otsuka, S., Suda, S., Li, R., Watanabe, M., Oyaizu, H., Matsumoto, S., Watanabe, M. M. 1998 16S rDNA sequences and phylogenetic analyses of Microcystis strains with and without phycoerythrin. FEMS Mircobiol. Lett., 164, 119-124. Keywords: cyanobacterium; Microcystis; 16S rDNA; taxonomy Strain(s): 1054, 1055, 1067, 1072, 1085, 1090, 1143 Nishihara, H., Miwa, H., Watanabe, M., Nagashima, M., Yagi, O., Takamura, Y. 1997 Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analyses for discriminating genotypes of Microcystis cyanobacteria. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 61, 1067-1072. Keywords: RAPD analysis; DNA polymorphism; Microcystis; cyanobacterium; allozyme genotype Strain(s): 1061, 1067, 1068, 1076, 1077, 1090, 1091, 1105, 1122, 1133, 1142, 1164 PubMed: 9255968 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.61.1067 Onodera, H., Oshima, Y., Watanabe, M. F., Watanabe, M., Bolch, C. J., Blackburn, S., Yasumoto, T. 1996 Screening of paralytic shellfish toxins in freshwater cyanobacteria and chemical confirmation of the toxins in cultured Anabaena circinalis from Australia. In Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commissions of UNESCO, Eds. by Yasumoto, T., Oshima, Y. & Fukuyo, Y., p. 563-566. Strain(s): 1063, 1068, 1079, 1084, 1090, 1093, 1099 Park, H-D., Watanabe, M. F. 1996 Toxic Microcystis in eutrophic lakes. In Toxic Microcystis, Eds. by Watanabe, M.F., Harada, K., Carmichael W.W. & Fujii, H., CRC Press, Boca Raton, p. 57-77. Strain(s): 73, 74, 1063, 1074, 1079, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1154, 3349 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): 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1105, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1113, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1122, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1130, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1146, 1147, 1149, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1173, 1178, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1187, 1189, 1194, 1196, 1198, 1200, 1203, 1205, 1206, 1209, 1213, 1216, 1219, 1222, 1225, 1230, 1232, 1234, 1237, 1239, 1241, 1243, 1246 Watanabe, M. F. 1996 Production of microcystins. In Toxic Microcystis, Eds. by Watanabe, M. F., Harada, K., Carmichael W. W. & Fujii, H., CRC Press, Boca Raton, p. 35-56. Strain(s): 1053, 1054, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1081, 1083, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1091, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1140 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): 73, 74, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1091, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1140, 1154, 3349 Park, H-D., Watanabe, M. F., Harada, K., Nagai, H., Suzuki, M., Watanabe, M., Hayashi, H. 1993 Hepatotoxin (microcystin) and neurotoxin (anatoxin-a) contained in natural blooms and strains of cyanobacteria from Japanese freshwaters. Natural Toxins, 1, 353-360. Keywords: Anabaena; anatoxin-a; neurotoxin; Microcystis; microcystin; hepatotoxin; natural bloom; strain; Japanese freshwaters; simultaneous analysis of anatoxin-a and microcystin Strain(s): 73, 74, 1063, 1074, 1079, 1085, 1086, 1090, 3349 Kato, T., Watanabe, M. F., Watanabe M. 1991 Allozyme divergence in Microcystis (Cyanophyceae) and its taxonomic inference. Algol. Stud., 64, 129-140. Keywords: cyanophytes/cyanobacteria; Microcystis; allozyme divergence; allozyme genotype; allozyme study; cell size; molecular taxonomy Strain(s): 1055, 1058, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1074, 1077, 1079, 1081, 1084, 1086, 1090, 1091, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098 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): 1053, 1054, 1060, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1083, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1140, 1142, 3349

Reference

Yamamoto, Y., Shiah, FK. 2015 Effect of sonication on live and fixed cells of Microcystis aeruginosa. Plankton Benthos Res., 10, 163-166.
Keywords: cell destruction; fixation; Lugol's iodine solution; Microcystis aeruginosa; sonication
Strain(s): 1090, 1157
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.10.163

Tanabe, Y., Watanabe, M. M. 2011 Local expansion of a panmictic lineage of water bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. PLoS One, 6, e17085 (article ID).
Strain(s): 44, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 478, 604, 843, 901, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1072, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1085, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2465, 2466, 2467, 2468, 2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2477, 2478, 2479, 2480, 2481, 2482, 2483, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490, 2491, 2492, 2493, 2494, 2495, 2496, 2542, 2543, 2544, 2545, 2546, 2547, 2548, 2549, 2550, 2551, 2552, 2553, 2554, 2555, 2556, 2557, 2558, 2559, 2560, 2561, 2591, 2592, 2593, 2594, 2595, 2596, 2597, 2598, 2599, 2600, 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606, 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610, 2611, 2612, 2613, 2617, 2618, 2619, 2620, 2621, 2622, 2623, 2624, 2625, 2626, 2627, 2628, 2629
PubMed: 21390221
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017085

Kawahara, K., Sagehashi, M., Fujii, T., Fujita, H., Hu, H.-Y., Sakoda, A. 2011 Potential of a green alga Botryococcus braunii for simultaneous water purification and biofuel production under open-air condition. J. Water Environ. Technol., 9, 29-37.
Keywords: biofuel production; Botryococcus braunii; Microcystis aeruginosa; water purification
Strain(s): 87, 836, 1090

Tanabe, Y., Sano, T., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 2009b Recombination, cryptic clades and neutral molecular divergence of the microcystin synthetase (mcy) genes of toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. BMC Evol. Biol., 9, 115 (article ID).
Strain(s): 44, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 478, 604, 843, 901, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1072, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1085, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 2465, 2466, 2467, 2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2477, 2478, 2479, 2561
PubMed: 19463155
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-115

Tanabe, Y., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 2007 Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) reveals high genetic diversity and clonal population structure of the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. Microbiology, 153, 3695-3703.
Strain(s): 44, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 478, 604, 843, 901, 933, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1072, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1085, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254

Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M. 2000 Genetic typing of a bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus Microcystis in Japan using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Plankton Biol. Ecol., 47, 1-6.
Keywords: genetic typing; 16S rDNA; Microcystis; cyanobacteria; phylogenetic analysis
Strain(s): 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 604, 1055, 1061, 1068, 1076, 1090, 1091, 1105, 1122, 1142, 1164

Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Komura, M., Yuki, Y., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M. 2000 Molecular taxonomy of a bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus Microcystis. Bull. Plankton Soc. Japan, 47, 25-33 (in Japanese with English summary).
Keywords: cyanobacteria; Microcystis; bacterial criteria; molecular analysis
Strain(s): 6, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 604, 1055, 1061, 1068, 1076, 1090, 1091, 1105, 1122, 1142, 1164

Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M., Hata, Y. 1999 Rapid DNA extraction from a bloom-forming cyanobacterium. Microbes Environ., 14, 157-161.
Keywords: DNA extraction; PCR; Microcystis; cyanobacteria
Strain(s): 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 298, 299, 604, 1055, 1061, 1068, 1076, 1090, 1091, 1105, 1122, 1142, 1164
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.14.157

Otsuka, S., Suda, S., Li, R., Watanabe, M., Oyaizu, H., Matsumoto, S., Watanabe, M. M. 1999 Phylogenetic relationships between toxic and non-toxic strains of the genus Microcystis based on 16S to 23S internal transcribed spacer sequence. FEMS Mircobiol. Lett., 172, 15-21.
Keywords: cyanobacteria; Microcystis; internal transcribed spacer; phylogeny; microcystin
Strain(s): 44, 104, 111, 1054, 1055, 1058, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1105, 1115, 1117, 1143

Otsuka, S., Suda, S., Li, R., Watanabe, M., Oyaizu, H., Matsumoto, S., Watanabe, M. M. 1998 16S rDNA sequences and phylogenetic analyses of Microcystis strains with and without phycoerythrin. FEMS Mircobiol. Lett., 164, 119-124.
Keywords: cyanobacterium; Microcystis; 16S rDNA; taxonomy
Strain(s): 1054, 1055, 1067, 1072, 1085, 1090, 1143

Nishihara, H., Miwa, H., Watanabe, M., Nagashima, M., Yagi, O., Takamura, Y. 1997 Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analyses for discriminating genotypes of Microcystis cyanobacteria. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 61, 1067-1072.
Keywords: RAPD analysis; DNA polymorphism; Microcystis; cyanobacterium; allozyme genotype
Strain(s): 1061, 1067, 1068, 1076, 1077, 1090, 1091, 1105, 1122, 1133, 1142, 1164
PubMed: 9255968
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.61.1067

Onodera, H., Oshima, Y., Watanabe, M. F., Watanabe, M., Bolch, C. J., Blackburn, S., Yasumoto, T. 1996 Screening of paralytic shellfish toxins in freshwater cyanobacteria and chemical confirmation of the toxins in cultured Anabaena circinalis from Australia. In Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commissions of UNESCO, Eds. by Yasumoto, T., Oshima, Y. & Fukuyo, Y., p. 563-566.
Strain(s): 1063, 1068, 1079, 1084, 1090, 1093, 1099

Park, H-D., Watanabe, M. F. 1996 Toxic Microcystis in eutrophic lakes. In Toxic Microcystis, Eds. by Watanabe, M.F., Harada, K., Carmichael W.W. & Fujii, H., CRC Press, Boca Raton, p. 57-77.
Strain(s): 73, 74, 1063, 1074, 1079, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1154, 3349

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): 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1105, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1113, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1122, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1130, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1146, 1147, 1149, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1173, 1178, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1187, 1189, 1194, 1196, 1198, 1200, 1203, 1205, 1206, 1209, 1213, 1216, 1219, 1222, 1225, 1230, 1232, 1234, 1237, 1239, 1241, 1243, 1246

Watanabe, M. F. 1996 Production of microcystins. In Toxic Microcystis, Eds. by Watanabe, M. F., Harada, K., Carmichael W. W. & Fujii, H., CRC Press, Boca Raton, p. 35-56.
Strain(s): 1053, 1054, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1081, 1083, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1091, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1140

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): 73, 74, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1091, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1140, 1154, 3349

Park, H-D., Watanabe, M. F., Harada, K., Nagai, H., Suzuki, M., Watanabe, M., Hayashi, H. 1993 Hepatotoxin (microcystin) and neurotoxin (anatoxin-a) contained in natural blooms and strains of cyanobacteria from Japanese freshwaters. Natural Toxins, 1, 353-360.
Keywords: Anabaena; anatoxin-a; neurotoxin; Microcystis; microcystin; hepatotoxin; natural bloom; strain; Japanese freshwaters; simultaneous analysis of anatoxin-a and microcystin
Strain(s): 73, 74, 1063, 1074, 1079, 1085, 1086, 1090, 3349

Kato, T., Watanabe, M. F., Watanabe M. 1991 Allozyme divergence in Microcystis (Cyanophyceae) and its taxonomic inference. Algol. Stud., 64, 129-140.
Keywords: cyanophytes/cyanobacteria; Microcystis; allozyme divergence; allozyme genotype; allozyme study; cell size; molecular taxonomy
Strain(s): 1055, 1058, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1074, 1077, 1079, 1081, 1084, 1086, 1090, 1091, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098

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): 1053, 1054, 1060, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1083, 1085, 1086, 1090, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1140, 1142, 3349

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