The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-1961  
Phylum Glaucophyta   Class Glaucophyceae 
Scientific name Glaucocystis nostochinearum Itzigsohn  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name  
Locality (Date of collection) Kanazawa Kanazawa Ishikawa Japan (2003-07-01)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < TKB;  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Kai, Atsushi (2003-07-**)  
Identified by Kai, Atsushi  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature: 20 C
Light intensity: 15-22 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 2 M  
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)   Organization  
Characteristics Autotrophic  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : TKB-333  
Remarks