The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-237  
Phylum Dinophyta   Class Dinophyceae 
Scientific name Prorocentrum minimum (Pavillard) Schiller  
Synonym -----  
Former name  
Common name  
Locality (Date of collection) Osaka Bay Osaka Japan (1982-08-03)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Seawater)  
History < Watanabe, Makoto M.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Makoto M. (1982-08-03)  
Identified by -----  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2013 Jan]  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  ESM  
Temperature: 20 C
Light intensity: 32-40 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 1 M  
Gene information
Cell size (min - max) - 18 μm   Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics Red tide  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : OPmin  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses 

Reference
132)   Fukao, T., Nishijima, T., Yamaguchi, H., Adachi, M. 2007 Utilization of urea by the 6 species of red tide phytoplankton. Bull. Plankton Soc. Japan, 54, 1-8. , Keywords: growth; red tide; phytoplankton; urea; uptake kinetics , Strain(s): 16237323324605