The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-87  
Phylum Cyanophyta   Class Cyanophyceae 
Scientific name Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Lemmermann  
Synonym Microcystis ichthyoblabe Kützing; Microcystis novacekii (Komárek) Compère; Microcystis viridis (A.Brown) Lemmermann; Microcystis wesenbergii Komárek  
Former name Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Lemmermann f. aeruginosa  
Common name Blue-green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Kasumigaura Ibaraki Japan (1982-09-**)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < Watanabe, Makoto M.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Michiko H. (1982-09-**)  
Identified by Watanabe, Michiko H.  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Cryopreservation  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  MA  
Temperature: 25 C
Light intensity: 20-30 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 20 D  
Gene information 16S rRNA ( D89031 ) , ftsZ ( AB324851 ) , glnA ( AB324930 ) , gltX ( AB325009 ) , gyrB ( AB325088 ) , pgi ( AB325167 ) , recA ( AB325246 ) , tpi ( AB325325 )
Cell size (min - max) - 5 μm   Organization  
Characteristics Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ST 2 (Tanabe et al. 2007)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : K-MA-11  
Remarks Cryopreserved 

Reference
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107)   Fujii, M., Sato, Y., Ito, H., Masago, Y., Omura, T. 2012 Monosaccharide composition of the outer membrane lipopolysaccharide and O-chain from the freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-87. J. Appl. Microbiol., 113, 896-903. , Keywords: chemical characterization, lipopolysaccharide, Microcystis aeruginosa, O-chain , Strain(s): 87 

109)   Fujise, D., Tsuji, K., Fukushima, N., Kawai, K., Harada, K.-I. 2010 Analytical aspects of cyanobacterial volatile organic compounds for investigation of their production behavior. J. Chromatogr. A, 1217, 6122-6125. , Keywords: Cyanobacteria; Volatile organic compounds; Analysis; ß-Cyclocitral; 2-Methyl-1-butanol; 3-Methyl-1-butanol; SPME , Strain(s): 87298 

316)   Ishida, K., Murakami, M. 2000 Kasumigamide, an antialgal peptide from the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. J. Org. Chem., 65, 5898-5900. , Strain(s): 87439 

368)   Jang, M-H., Ha, K., Joo, G-J., Takamura, N. 2003 Toxin production of cyanobacteria is increased by exposure to zooplankton. Freshwater Biol., 48, 1540-1550. , Keywords: info-chemicals; microcystin production; Microcystis aeruginosa; zooplankton; zooplankton culture media filtrate , Strain(s): 44878899 

427)   Kawahara, K., Sagehashi, M., Fujii, T., Fujita, H., Hu, H.-Y., Sakoda, A. 2011 Potential of a green alga Botryococcus braunii for simultaneous water purification and biofuel production under open-air condition. J. Water Environ. Technol., 9, 29-37. , Keywords: biofuel production; Botryococcus braunii; Microcystis aeruginosa; water purification , Strain(s): 878361090 

489)   Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M. 2000 Genetic typing of a bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus Microcystis in Japan using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Plankton Biol. Ecol., 47, 1-6. , Keywords: genetic typing; 16S rDNA; Microcystis; cyanobacteria; phylogenetic analysis , Strain(s): 878889909198991001011021041051061081091101111122982996041055106110681076109010911105112211421164 

490)   Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M., Hata, Y. 1999 Rapid DNA extraction from a bloom-forming cyanobacterium. Microb. Environ., 14, 157-161. , Keywords: DNA extraction; PCR; Microcystis; cyanobacteria , Strain(s): 878889909198991001011021041051061081091101111122982996041055106110681076109010911105112211421164 

491)   Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Komura, M., Yuki, Y., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M. 2000 Molecular taxonomy of a bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus Microcystis. Bull. Plankton Soc. Japan, 47, 25-33 (in Japanese with English summary). , Keywords: cyanobacteria; Microcystis; bacterial criteria; molecular analysis , Strain(s): 6878889909198991001011021041051061081091101111122982996041055106110681076109010911105112211421164 

492)   Kondo, R., Kagiya, G., Yuki, Y., Hiroishi, S., Watanabe, M. 1998 Taxonomy of a bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus Microcystis. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 64, 291-292 (in Japanese with English title). , Strain(s): 87888990919899100101102104105106107108109110111112298299604 

494)   Kondo, R., Yoshida, T., Yuki, Y., Hiroishi, S. 2000 DNA-DNA reassociation among a bloom-forming cyanobacterial genus, Microcystis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 50, 67-770. , Keywords: DNA hybridization; DNA G+C content; cyanobacteria; Microcystis , Strain(s): 878998102104111112298604 

511)   Yoshida, T., Takashima, Y., Tomaru Y., Shirai, Y., Takao, Y., Hiroishi, S., Nagasaki, K. 2012 Intricate interactions between the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa and foreign genetic elements, revealed by diversified clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) signatures. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 78, 5353-5360. , Strain(s): 87102298 

533)   Li, R., Yokota, A., Sugiyama, J., Watanabe, M., Hiroki, M., Watanabe, M. M. 1998 Chemotaxonomy of planktonic cyanobacteria based on non-polar and 3-hydroxy fatty acid composition. Phycol. Res., 46, 21-28. , Keywords: 3-hydroxy fatty acids; chemotaxonomy; fatty acid; non-polar fatty acids; planktonic cyanobacteria , Strain(s): 2740447678798081878998102104111112204205207298604810821825826 

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 

691)   Nakai, S., Inoue, Y., Hosomi, M., Murakami, A. 1999 Growth inhibition of blue-green algae by allelopathic effects of macrophytes. Wat. Sci. Tech., 39, 47-53. , Keywords: allelopathy; blue-green algae; coexistence; growth inhibition; macrophyte; Myriophyllum spicatum , Strain(s): 7587512 

692)   Nakai, S., Inoue, Y., Hosomi, M., Murakami, A. 2000 Myriophyllum spicatum-released allelopathic polyphenols inhibiting growth of blue-green algae Microcystis aeruginosa. Wat. Res., 34, 3026-3032. , Keywords: Myriophyllum spicatum; allelochemical; polyphenol; synergistic growth inhibition; autoxidation; blue-green algae , Strain(s): 87 

693)   Nakai, S., Yamada, S., Hosomi, M. 2004 Cyanobacterial growth inhibition effects of fatty acids released from Myriophyllum spicatum. J. Jpn. Soc. Water Environ., 27, 125-130 (in Japanese with English summary). , Keywords: allelochemical; Microcystis aeruginosa; Myriophyllum spicatum; fatty acid; synergistic growth inhibition , Strain(s): 87 

694)   Nakai, S., Yamada, S., Hosomi, M. 2005 Anti-cyanobacterial fatty acids released from Myriophyllum spicatum. Hydrobiologia, 543, 71-78. , Keywords: allelochemical; fatty acid; Microcystis aeruginosa; Myriophyllum spicatum , Strain(s): 87 

695)   Nakai, S., Yamane, S., Hosomi, M. 2000 Algal growth inhibition effects of Myriophyllum spicatum-releasing four allelopathic polyphenols. J. Jpn. Soc. Wat. Environ., 23, 726-730 (in Japanese with English summary). , Keywords: allelochemical; polyphenol; algae; concentration-dependent synergistic growth inhibition; autoxidation , Strain(s): 35718796489512 

696)   Nakai, S., Zou, G., Okuda, T., Tsai, T.-Y., Song, X., Nishijima, W., Okada, M. 2010 Anti-cyanobacterial allelopathic effects of plants used for artificial floating islands. Allelopathy J., 26, 113-122. , Keywords: Acorus gramineus; aquatic and terrestrial plants; artificial floating island; Canna generalis; cyanobacterium; growth inhibition; Iris pseudacorus; Lythrum salicaria; Scirpus tabernaemontani; Typha angustifolia , Strain(s): 87 

697)   Nakai, S., Zou, G., Song, X., Pan, Q., Zhou, S., Hosomi, M. 2008 Release of anti-cyanobacterial allelochemicals from aquatic and terrestrial plants applicable for artificial floating islands. J. Water Environ. Technol., 6, 55-63. , Keywords: allelopathy; canna; carboxylic comp.; cyanobacteria; growth inhibition; phenolic comp.; umbrella plant , Strain(s): 87 

743)   Neilan, B. A., Jacobs, D., Goodman, A. E. 1995 Genetic diversity and phylogeny of toxic cyanobacteria determined by DNA polymorphisms within the phycocyanin locus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 61, 3875-3883. , Strain(s): 244041447376788081878998102107111112204207298 

891)   Omura, T., Umita, T., Aizawa, J., Komatsu, Y., Ishizaki, M., Onuma, M. 1991 Accumulation of extracellular non-volatile organic acids in batch cultures of Chlorella vulgaris and Microcystis aeruginosa. Jpn. J. Water Poll. Res., 14, 615-623 (in Japanese with English summary). , Keywords: Chlorella vulgaris; Microcystis aeruginosa; batch culture; non-volatile organic acids; dissolved organic carbon , Strain(s): 87227 

1134)   Takeda, F., Nakano, K., Nishimura, O., Shimada, Y., Fukuro, S., Tanaka, H., Hayashi, N. Inamori, Y. 2011 Allelopathic potential Potamogeton pusillus communitya against Microcystis aeruginosa. J. Water Environ. Technol., 9, 21-28. , Keywords: allelopathy; Microcystis aeruginosa; Potamogeton pusillus , Strain(s): 87 

1171)   Tanabe, Y., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 2007 Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) reveals high genetic diversity and clonal population structure of the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. Microbiology, 153, 3695-3703. , Strain(s): 44878889909198991001011021031041051061071081091101111122982994786048439019331050105110521053105410551056105710581059106010611062106310641065106610671068106910701072107510761077108510901091109210931094109510961097109811001101110211031104110511061107110811131114111511221123112411251126112711281129113011311132113311341135113611371138113911401141114211431144114511461147114811491150115111521153115511561157115911601161116211631164117011711172120912111213121412151216121712181219122012211222122312241225122612271228122912301231123212331234123512361237123812391240124112421243124412451251125212531254 

1174)   Tanabe, Y., Sano, T., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 2009b Recombination, cryptic clades and neutral molecular divergence of the microcystin synthetase (mcy) genes of toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. BMC Evol. Biol., 9, 115 (article ID). , Strain(s): 44878889909198991001011021031041051061071081091101111122982994786048439011050105110521053105410551056105710581059106010611062106310641065106610671068106910701072107510761077108510901091109210931094109510961097109811001101110211031104110511061107110811131114111511221123112411251126112711281129113011311132113311341135113611371138113911401141114211431144114511461147114811491150115111521153115511561157115911601161116211631164117011711172120912111213121412151216121712181219122012211222122312241225122612271228122912301231123212331234123512361237123812391240124112421243124412451251125212531254246524662467246924702471247224732474247524762477247824792561 

1175)   Tanabe, Y., Watanabe, M. M. 2011 Local expansion of a panmictic lineage of water bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. PLos ONE, 6, e17085 (article ID). , Strain(s): 448788899091989910010110210310410510610710810911011111229829947860484390110501051105210531054105510561057105810591060106110621063106410651066106710681069107010721075107610771085109010911092109310941095109610971098110011011102110311041105110611071108111311141115112211231124112511261127112811291130113111321133113411351136113711381139114011411142114311441145114611471148114911501151115211531155115611571159116011611162116311641170117111721173117411751176117711791180118111831184118511861209121112131214121512161217121812191220122112221223122412251226122712281229123012311232123312341235123612371238123912401241124212431244124512511252125312542088208920902091246524662467246824692470247124722473247424752476247724782479248024812482248324842485248624872488248924902491249224932494249524962546254725482549255025512552255325542555255625572558255925602561259125922593259425952596259725982599260026012602260326042605260626072608260926102611261226132617261826192620262126222623262426252626262726282629 

1195)   Tominaga, H., Soejima, K., Kawagishi, S., Ashida, H., Sawa, Y., Ochiai, H. 1993 Structural organization of a cryptic plasmid, pMA1, from Microcystis aeruginosa f. aeruginosa Kutzing. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 57, 1503-1507. , Strain(s): 87 

1283)   Watanabe, M. M., Kasai, F., Hiwatari, T., Suda, S., Nei, T. 1984 Cryopreservation of microalgae in liquid nitrogen - Survival of algal cultures after freezing. Jpn. J. Freez. Dry., 30, 23-26 (in Japanese with English title). , Strain(s): 1819212426293139404144454650737475767780818788899091939598991001011201221311351371441512042072132572633794152219223522392579 

1390)   Yoshida, T., Takashima, Y., Tomaru Y., Shirai, Y., Takao, Y., Hiroishi, S., Nagasaki, K. 2006 Isolation and characterization of a cyanophage infecting the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 72, 1239-1247. , Strain(s): 44879098102104111112298604 

1391)   Yoshida, T., Yuki, Y., Lei, S., Chinen, H., Yoshida, M., Kondo, R., Hiroishi, S. 2003 Quantitative detection of toxic strains of the cyanobacterial genus Microcystis by competitive PCR. Microb. Environ., 18, 16-23. , Keywords: competitive PCR; microcystin; Microcystis; peptide synthetase; toxic cyanobacteria , Strain(s): 87888990102104105106108109110111112298299604 

1405)   Yuki, Y., Yoshida, T., Hiroishi, S. 2002 Molecular detection of the toxic cyanobacteria [Yûdoku aoko no bunshi-shikibetsu to yosatsu he-no ôyô]. In Series of Fisheries Science Vol. 143, Prevention and Extermination Strategies of Harmful Algal Blooms [Suisan-gaku shirîzu 134, Yûgai-yûdoku sôrui burûmu no yobô to kujo] , Eds. by Hiroishi, S., Imai, I. & Ishimaru, T., Koseisha-Koseikaku, Tokyo, p. 43-53 (in Japanese without English title). , Strain(s): 738187888990919899100101102104105106108109110111112204230298299604