The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-2418  
Phylum Cercozoa   Class Sarcomonadea 
Scientific name Neoheteromita soli Howe, Bass, Vickerman, Chao et Cavalier-Smith  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name  
Locality (Date of collection) Wytham Wood Wytham U.K. (2006-**-**)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Terrestrial (Soil)  
History < Howe, Alexis T.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Howe, Alexis T. (2006-**-**)  
Identified by Howe, Alexis T.  
State of strain Monoxenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Cryopreservation  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  URO-H + Wheat  
Temperature: 20 C
Light intensity: 0 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 0L:24D
Duration: 2-3 M  
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)   Organization  
Characteristics Heterotrophic; Authentic strain; Resting spore forming  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : WA4a  
Remarks Cryopreserved 

Reference
261)   Howe, A. T., Bass, D., Vickerman, K., Chao, E. E., Cavalier-Smith, T. 2009 Phylogeny, taxonomy, and astounding genetic diversity of Glissomonadida ord. nov., the dominant gliding zooflagellates in soil (Protozoa: Cercozoa). Protist, 160, 159-189. , Keywords: Glissomonadida; Sandonidae; Allapsidae; Bodomorphidae; Heteromita; phylogeny , Strain(s): 2414241524162417241824192421242224232424242524262427242824292430