The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-268  
Phylum Cyanophyta   Class Cyanophyceae 
Scientific name Calothrix scopulorum Agardh ex Bornet et Flauhault  
Synonym -----  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Oshoro Bay Hokkaido Japan (1972-09-**)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine  
History < IAM (1983);  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Makoto M. (1972-09-**)  
Identified by Watanabe, Makoto M.  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Cryopreservation  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  f/2MKM (agar)  
Temperature: 20(20) C
Light intensity: 4-10(15-27) µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 6 M(21 D)  
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Filamentous 
Characteristics  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM M-174
 
Remarks Cryopreserved 

Reference
163)   Hamana, K., Kobayashi, M., Yokota, A., Sekiguchi, H., Niitsu, M. 2008 Cellular polyamine profiles in cyanobacteria. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 24, 3-8. , Keywords: cyanobacteria; homospermidine; polyamine; spermine; thermospermine , Strain(s): 26333646206208230267268305361416433434481507597598931932 

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 

1271)   Watanabe, M. M. 1977 Biosystematics in Closterium of sexual unicellular green algae and Calothrix and Spirulina of asexual filamentous blue-green algae, with special reference to the analyses of natural populations. Thesis D. Sci., Hokkaido University, 114 pp., 28 tables, 54 figs. , Strain(s): 3945465152535455565758596061626364656667686970261262266268 

1287)   Watanabe, M. M., Kurogi, M. 1975 Taxonomic reexamination of the two species of blue-green algae, Calothrix scopulorum and C. crustacea. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 88, 111-125. , Strain(s): 266268