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Strain number NIES-1091  
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 viridis (A.Brown) Lemmermann  
Common name Blue-green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Barato Sapporo Hokkaido Japan (1984-08-24)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < TAC;  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Masayuki (1984-09-06)  
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 16S rRNA ( AB015402 AB023278 )
Cell size (min - max) - 7 μm   Organization  
Characteristics Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko); Toxic Reisolated from TAC 92; ST 26 (Tanabe et al. 2007)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : TAC 92-1  
Remarks Toxic; Cryopreserved 

Reference
415)   Kato, T., Watanabe, M. F., Watanabe M. 1991 Allozyme divergence in Microcystis (Cyanophyceae) and its taxonomic inference. Algological Studies, 64, 129-140. , Keywords: cyanophytes/cyanobacteria; Microcystis; allozyme divergence; allozyme genotype; allozyme study; cell size; molecular taxonomy , Strain(s): 105510581061106310641067106810701071107410771079108110841086109010911093109510971098 

486)   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): 878889909198991001011021041051061081091101111122982996041055106110681076109010911105112211421164 

487)   Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M., Hata, Y. 1999 Rapid DNA extraction from a bloom-forming cyanobacterium. Microb. Environ., 14, 157-161. , Keywords: DNA extraction; PCR; Microcystis; cyanobacteria , Strain(s): 878889909198991001011021041051061081091101111122982996041055106110681076109010911105112211421164 

488)   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): 6878889909198991001011021041051061081091101111122982996041055106110681076109010911105112211421164 

751)   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. Biotech. Biochem., 61, 1067-1072. , Keywords: RAPD analysis; DNA polymorphism; Microcystis; cyanobacterium; allozyme genotype , Strain(s): 106110671068107610771090109111051122113311421164 

916)   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): 44104111105410551058106710681072108510861090109110921105111511171143 

923)   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 

1166)   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): 44878889909198991001011021031041051061071081091101111122982994786048439019331050105110521053105410551056105710581059106010611062106310641065106610671068106910701072107510761077108510901091109210931094109510961097109811001101110211031104110511061107110811131114111511221123112411251126112711281129113011311132113311341135113611371138113911401141114211431144114511461147114811491150115111521153115511561157115911601161116211631164117011711172120912111213121412151216121712181219122012211222122312241225122612271228122912301231123212331234123512361237123812391240124112421243124412451251125212531254 

1169)   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): 44878889909198991001011021031041051061071081091101111122982994786048439011050105110521053105410551056105710581059106010611062106310641065106610671068106910701072107510761077108510901091109210931094109510961097109811001101110211031104110511061107110811131114111511221123112411251126112711281129113011311132113311341135113611371138113911401141114211431144114511461147114811491150115111521153115511561157115911601161116211631164117011711172120912111213121412151216121712181219122012211222122312241225122612271228122912301231123212331234123512361237123812391240124112421243124412451251125212531254246524662467246924702471247224732474247524762477247824792561 

1170)   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): 448788899091989910010110210310410510610710810911011111229829947860484390110501051105210531054105510561057105810591060106110621063106410651066106710681069107010721075107610771085109010911092109310941095109610971098110011011102110311041105110611071108111311141115112211231124112511261127112811291130113111321133113411351136113711381139114011411142114311441145114611471148114911501151115211531155115611571159116011611162116311641170117111721173117411751176117711791180118111831184118511861209121112131214121512161217121812191220122112221223122412251226122712281229123012311232123312341235123612371238123912401241124212431244124512511252125312542088208920902091246524662467246824692470247124722473247424752476247724782479248024812482248324842485248624872488248924902491249224932494249524962546254725482549255025512552255325542555255625572558255925602561259125922593259425952596259725982599260026012602260326042605260626072608260926102611261226132617261826192620262126222623262426252626262726282629 

1261)   Watanabe, M. F. 1994 Cultivation of toxic blue-green algae [Yûdoku-ransô no baiyô]. 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. 101-116 (in Japanese without English title). , Strain(s): 10591091 

1262)   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): 1053105410591061106310641066106710681070107110721074107610771079108110831085108610901091109310951097109810991140 

1263)   Watanabe, M. F., Oishi, S., Watanabe, Y., Watanabe, M. 1986 Strong probability of lethal toxicity in the blue-green alga Microcystis viridis Lemmermann. J. Phycol., 22, 552-556. , Strain(s): 981001011031122981053105410551058105910671091 

1367)   Yao, Y., Ujiie, Y., Watanabe, M., Yagi, O., Takamura, Y. 1998 Protein phosphatase ihnibition assay for detection of microcystins in lake water and Microcystis cultures. Mircob. Environ., 13, 149-157. , Strain(s): 107010911107 

1380)   Yoshida, M., Yoshida, T., Satomi, M., Takashima, Y., Hosoda, N., Hiroishi, S. 2008 Intra-specific phenotypic and genotypic variation in toxic cyanobacterial Microcystis aeruginosa. J. Appl. Phycol., 105, 407-415. , Keywords: API ZYM; diversity; microcystin; Microcystis; phylogeny; population; taxonomy; toxic; cyanobacteria , Strain(s): 101102103112298604105510581062107010911105