The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-1640  
Phylum Cyanophyta   Class Cyanophyceae 
Scientific name Anabaena affinis Lemmermann  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Shirarutoro Shibecha Hokkaido Japan (1990-08-**)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < TAC;  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Niiyama, Yuko (1990-08-**)  
Identified by Niiyama, Yuko  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  CB  
Temperature: 20 C
Light intensity: 22-32 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 1 M  
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Filamentous 
Characteristics  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : TAC 440  
Remarks  

Reference
747)   Niiyama, Y. 1996 Morphology and systematics of Anabaena strains in National Science Museum. Jpn. J. Phycol., 44, 1-8 (in Japanese with English summary). , Keywords: akinetes; algal strain; Anabaena; heterocytes; vegetative cells , Strain(s): 8088098108118128138148198208218228258268271639164016411652165316551670167116721673167716801695