The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-37  
Phylum Cyanophyta   Class Cyanophyceae 
Scientific name Tolypothrix tenuis Kützing ex Bornet et Flahault  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Borneo Indonesia (-----)  
Habitat (Isolation source)  
History < IAM;  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Atsushi (-----)  
Identified by Negoro, Ken-ichiro; Watanabe, Makoto M. (Reidentify)  
State of strain Unialgal; Non-clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Cryopreservation  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  MDM (agar)  
Temperature: 20(25) C
Light intensity: 4-10(70-80) µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 4 M(14 D)  
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)   Organization  
Characteristics Heterotrophic; Nitrogen fixation; Chromatic adaptation; Material for studying on phycobilin production  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM M-29; PCC 7101
 
Remarks Cryopreserved 

Reference
77)   De Halperin, D. R., Mendoza, M. L., De Caire, G. Z. 1973 Axenic cultures of blue-green algae (Cyanophyta). Physis secc. B. Buenos Aires., 32, 67-84 (in Spanish with English summary). , Strain(s): 37 

115)   Fujita, Y., Hattori, A. 1960 Effect of chromatic lights on phycobilin formation in a blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis. Plant Cell Physiol., 1, 293-303. , Strain(s): 37 

116)   Fujita, Y., Hattori, A. 1960 Formation of phycoerythrin in pre-illuminated cells of Tolypothrix tenuis with special reference to nitrogen metabolism. Plant Cell Physiol., 1, 281-292. , Strain(s): 37 

117)   Fujita, Y., Hattori, A. 1962 Changes in composition of cellular material during formation of phycobilin chromoproteids in a blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis. J. Biochem., 52, 38-42. , Strain(s): 37 

118)   Fujita, Y., Hattori, A. 1962 Photochemical interconversion between precursors of phycobilin chromoproteids in Tolypothrix tenuis. Plant Cell Physiol., 3, 209-220. , Strain(s): 37 

119)   Fujita, Y., Hattori, A. 1962 Preliminary note on a new phycobilin pigment isolated from blue-green algae. J. Biochem., 51, 89-91. , Strain(s): 1937 

121)   Fujita, Y., Hattori, A. 1963 Effects of second chromatic illumination on phycobilin chromo-protein formation in chromatically preillumi-nated cells of Tolypothrix tenuis. Plant Cell Physiol., Spec. Iss. (Studies on Microalgae and Photosynthetic Bacteria), 431-440. , Strain(s): 37 

122)   Fujita, Y., Hattori, A. 1963 Occurrence of a purple bile pigment in phycoerythrin-rich cells of the blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 9, 253-256. , Strain(s): 37 

165)   Hamana, K., Miyagawa, K., Matsuzaki, S. 1983 Occurrence of syn-homospermidine as the major polyamine in nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 112, 606-613. , Strain(s): 1937392129 

208)   Hattori, A., Fujita, Y. 1959 Crystalline phycobilin chromoproteids obtained from a blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis. J. Biochem., 46, 633-644. , Strain(s): 37 

209)   Hattori, A., Fujita, Y. 1959 Effect of pre-illumination on the formation of phycobilin pigments in a blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis. J. Biochem., 46, 1259-1261. , Strain(s): 37 

210)   Hattori, A., Fujita, Y. 1959 Formation of phycobilin pigments in a blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis, as induced by illumination with colored lights. J. Biochem., 46, 521-524. , Strain(s): 37 

211)   Hattori, A., Fujita, Y. 1959 Spectroscopic studies on the phycobilin pigments obtained from blue-green and red algae. J. Biochem., 46, 903-909. , Strain(s): 37 

233)   Hirosawa, T. 1984 Near-UV and blue light effects in cyanobacteria. In Blue Light Effects in Biological Systems, Ed. by Senger, H., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, p. 39-47. , Strain(s): 19372093 

270)   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 

454)   Kiyohara, T., Fujita, Y., Hattori, A., Watanabe, A. 1962 Effect of light on glucose assimilation in Tolypothrix tenuis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 8, 165-168. , Strain(s): 37 

632)   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 

654)   Murano, F., Fujita, Y. 1967 Comparative studies of photochemical oxidation-reduction reactions in lamellar fragments of various algae and spinach. Plant Cell Physiol., 8, 673-682. , Strain(s): 19213748 

1006)   Scheibe, J. 1972 Photoreversible pigment: occurrence in a blue-green alga. Science, 176, 1037-1039. , Strain(s): 37 

1211)   Tsusue, Y., Fujita, Y. 1964 Mono- and oligo-saccharides in the blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 10, 283-294. , Strain(s): 37 

1232)   Ukai, Y., Fujita, Y., Morimura, Y., Watanabe, A. 1958 Studies on growth of blue green alga Tolypothrix tenuis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 4, 163-169. , Strain(s): 37 

1242)   Watanabe, A. 1959 Distribution of nitrogen-fixing blue-green algae in various areas of south and east Asia. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 5, 21-29. , Strain(s): 2237 

1243)   Watanabe, A. 1959 On the mass-culturing of a nitrogen-fixing blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 5, 85-91. , Strain(s): 37 

1244)   Watanabe, A. 1960 List of algal strains in collection at the Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 6, 283-292. , Strain(s): 192122232425262829374749226227 

1245)   Watanabe, A. 1962 Effect of nitrogen-fixing blue-green alga: Tolypothrix tenuis on the nitrogenous fertility of paddy soil and on the crop yield of rice plant. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 8, 85-91. , Strain(s): 37 

1246)   Watanabe, A., Hattori, A., Fujita, Y., Kiyohara, T. 1959 Large scale culture of a blue-green alga, Tolypothrix tenuis, utilizing hot spring and natural gas as heat and carbon dioxide sources. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 5, 51-57. , Strain(s): 37 

1247)   Watanabe, A., Ito, R., Sasa, T. 1955 Effect of various chemicals upon the growth of daphnids. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1, 190-193. , Strain(s): 37 

1248)   Watanabe, A., Ito, R., Sasa, T. 1955 Micro-algae as a source of nutrients for daphnids. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1, 137-141. , Strain(s): 37 

1249)   Watanabe, A., Shirota, M., Endo, H., Yamamoto, Y. 1969 An observation of the practical applications of nitrogen fixing blue-green algae for rice cultivation. In The Third International Conference on the Global Impacts of Applied Microbiology, Bombay, p. 53-64. , Strain(s): 37 

1251)   Watanabe, A., Yamamoto, Y. 1968 Effects of antibiotics on the growth of microalgae. Phykos, 7, 248-258. , Strain(s): 1937 

1383)   Yoshida, T., Ancajas, R. R. 1970 Application of the acetylene reduction method in nitrogen fixation studies. Soil Sci. & Plant Nutr., 16, 234-237. , Strain(s): 37