The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data

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Strain number NIES-1154  
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 Okutama Okutama Tokyo Japan (1989-09-17)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < TAC;  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Masayuki (1989-09-17)  
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) - 5 μm   Organization  
Characteristics Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : TAC 181  
Remarks Cryopreserved 

Reference
926)   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 

927)   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): 73741063107410791085108610901154 

1264)   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