The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-731  
Phylum Chlorophyta   Class Chlorophyceae 
Scientific name Volvox dissipatrix (Shaw) Printz  
Synonym -----  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) ----- ----- ----- ----- (-----)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi < UTEX  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Starr, R. C. (-----)  
Identified by -----  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  MG  
Temperature: 23 C
Light intensity: 180-200 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 14 D  
Gene information atpB ( AB014000 ) , psaA ( AB044183 ) , psaB ( AB044426 ) , psbC ( AB044476 ) , rbcL ( D63447 )
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Autotrophic  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : UTEX 2184
 
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses 

Reference
731)   Nakazawa, A., Nishii, I. 2012 Amidic and acetonic cryoprotectants improve cryopreservation of volvocine green algae. CryoLetters, 33, 201-212. , Keywords: cryopreservation; dimethylformamide; hydroxyacetone; Volvocaceae; Volvox; Chlamydomonas , Strain(s): 418468545564574717721728729730731877133113611710 

786)   Nozaki, H., Ito, M., Sano, R., Uchida, H., Watanabe, M. M., Kuroiwa, T. 1995 Phylogenetic relationships within the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyta) inferred from rbcL gene sequence data. J. Phycol., 31, 970-979. , Keywords: Chlorophyta; Goniaceae; large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase / oxygenase (rbcL) gene; molecular phylogeny; Tetrabaenaceae; Volvocaceae , Strain(s): 418421456460541564566569571572574577653725731732734735737895 

804)   Nozaki, H., Misawa, K., Kajita, T., Kato, M., Nohara, S., Watanabe, M. M. 2000 Origin and evolution of the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyceae) as inferred from multiple, chloroplast gene sequences. Mol. Phylog. Evol., 17, 256-268. , Strain(s): 418456460474541545564566569571572574577582653654666720721722724725727728730731732734735736737851854872882884886887888889890893895896898 

809)   Nozaki, H., Ohta, N., Takano, H., Watanabe, M. M. 1999 Reexamination of phylogenetic relationships within the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyta): an analysis of atpB and rbcL gene sequences. J. Phycol., 35, 104-112. , Keywords: atpB gene; Chlorophyta; Gonium; molecular phylogeny; rbcL gene; Volvocaceae; volvocine series; Volvox , Strain(s): 418456460541564566568569571572574577582653654666720721722724725727728730731732734735736737851852858861882884895