The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-180  
Phylum Streptophyta   Class Charophyceae 
Scientific name Closterium gracile Brébisson ex Ralfs  
Synonym -----  
Former name  
Common name Desmid  
Locality (Date of collection) Kathmandu Nepal (1968-05-18)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Sediment)  
History < IAM (1983);  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Ichimura, Terunobu (-----)  
Identified by Ichimura, Terunobu  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  CA  
Temperature: 20(20) C
Light intensity: 8-15(15-27) µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 3 M(1 M)  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( AF352227 AF352237 )
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Unicellular; Non-flagellate 
Characteristics Heterothallic: Mating type(−); Crosses with NIES-179  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM C-445 (=C-571)
Other strain no. : N-90-59  
Remarks  

Reference
79)   Denboh, T., Hendrayanti, D., Ichimura, T. 2001 Monophyly of the genus Closterium and the order Desmidiales (Charophyceae, Chlorophyta) inferred from nuclear small subunit rDNA data. J. Phycol., 37, 1063-1072. , Keywords: Charophyceae; Closterium; desmid; molecular phylogeny; placoderm; SSU rDNA; Zygnematales , Strain(s): 52125165170174175180181185187188191194198199200271339449 

266)   Ichimura, T. 1973 Culture of microalgae (6). Iden, 27, 97-101 (in Japanese). , Strain(s): 66173175179180181183198262338450 

267)   Ichimura, T. 1973 The life cycle and its control in some species of Closterium, with special reference to the biological species problems. Thesis D. Sci., University of Tokyo, 69 pp., 11 tables, 40 figs. , Strain(s): 666768124125127174175176177179180181182183185198202262337338450451 

273)   Ichimura, T., Itoh, T. 1977 17. Preservation methods of microalgae (I) [17. Bisaisôrui no hozonhô (I)]. In Preservation methods of microorganisms [Biseibutsu Hozonhô], Ed. by Nei, T., University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, p. 355-373 (in Japanese without English title). , Strain(s): 19212223242728303132333436373839404144454647484950122123127131144152173175179180181182183185198200203206217226227241266267268271295309310334338379436448450455527 

635)   Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55. , Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection , Strain(s): 19212223242526272829303132333435363738394041444546505152535455565758596061626364656667686970737475767778798081878990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112119120122123124125127128129130131132133134135137138139144147148150151152153154155156157158159160162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183185186187188189191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217224226227228229230231232241242243244245246248257259261262263266267268271287288289290294295297298299300301302303305306308309310311312313329334336337338339340341342349351359360361362375378379380382384385390394396397398415416418419421422423424425426427428429430431432433434436437438439440446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460464468469474478479480481503504505506507509510512514515522523524527528529530531532536537538539540541542543544545546564565566567568569570571572573574575576577578579580581582583584585592593594595596597598604610628630631632633634635636637638639640641642643644645646647648649650651652653654655656657658659660661662663664665666667672685686687688689690691692693694717718719720721722723724725726727728729