Strain number NIES-2212  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Chlamydomonas debaryana Goroschankin  
Synonym  
Former name Chlamydomonas angulosa Dill  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Kobe, Hyogo Japan  
Latitude / Longitude 34.689404 / 135.192204 
Habitat (Isolation source)  
History < IAM (2007) < UTEX (1996);  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Tsubo, Yoshihiro  
Identified by  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2018 Feb]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  C (agar)  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  3-5 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  6 M  
Gene information Whole-genome ( BDDB00000000 ) , Mitochondrial DNA ( MT872349 ) , 18S rRNA ( AB701542 ) , PLMT ( LC228968 )  
Cell size (min - max) 7 - 12 μm  
Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Starch production (Toyoshima et al. 2015) ; Genome decoded strain (Hirashima et al. 2016)  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM C-549 (=C-1); Tsubo I16; UTEX 618; CCAP 11/59; SAG 4.72
 
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic 
Movie  
Reference
Smith, D. R. & Craig, R. J. 2021 Does mitochondrial DNA replication in Chlamydomonas require a reverse transcriptase? New Phytol., 229, 1192-1195.
Strain(s): 2212 
PubMed: 32936939
DOI: 10.1111/nph.16930

Matsuzaki, R., Suzuki, S., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M., Kanesaki, Y., Yoshikawa, H., Mori, T., Nozaki, H. 2021 The Rubisco small subunits in the green algal genus Chloromonas provide insights into evolutionary loss of the eukaryotic carbon-concentrating organelle, the pyrenoid. BMC Ecol. Evol., 21, 11 (article ID).
Keywords: Chloromonas; Evolution; Green algae; Hydrophobicity of RBCS helices; Pyrenoid; Pyrenoid loss; Rubisco small subunit (RBCS)
Strain(s): 14442442522072212221522422243249937534284 
PubMed: 33514317
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-020-01733-1

Yoshitomi, T., Kaminaga, S., Sato, N., Toyoshima, M., Moriyama, T., Yoshimoto, K. 2020 Formation of spherical palmelloid colony with enhanced lipid accumulation by gel encapsulation of Chlamydomonas debaryana NIES-2212. Plant Cell Physiol., 61, 158–168.
Keywords: Chlamydomonas; Acyltransferase; Alginate gel; Gel encapsulation; Palmelloid colony; Triacylglycerol
Strain(s): 2212 
PubMed: 31589321
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz188

Widyaningrum, D., Iida, D., Tanabe, Y., Hayashi, Y., Kurniasih, S. D., Ohama, T. 2019 Acutely induced cell mortality in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlorophyceae) following exposure to acrylic resin nanoparticles. J. Phycol., 55, 118-133.
Keywords: abnormal swimming behavior; cell mortality; cell wall damage; Chlamydomonas rein-hardtii; poly(isobutyl-cyanoacrylate) nanoparticles; ROS
Strain(s): 3514436241842143243845654557173273785810221048184821502169220122022208220922122280235224622578 
PubMed: 30304548
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12798

Hirashima, T., Toyoshima, M., Moriyama, T., Sato, N. 2018 Evolution of the phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis pathways in green algae: Combinatorial diversity of methyltransferases. J. Mol. Evol., 86, 68-76.
Keywords: Chlamydomonas; Metabolic diversity; Phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis; Phosphoethanolamine-N-methyltransferase; Phospholipid-N-methyltransferase
Strain(s): 2202220722122242 
PubMed: 29330556
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-017-9826-4

Toyoshima, M. & Sato, N. 2018 Optimization of triacylglycerol and starch production in Chlamydomonas debaryana NIES-2212 with regard to light intensity and CO2 concentration. Microbiology, 164, 359-368.
Keywords: light intensity; CO2 supplement; TAG; Chlamydomonas debaryana; starch
Strain(s): 2212 
PubMed: 29458672
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000603

Hirashima, T., Toyoshima, M., Moriyama, T., Nakamura, Y., Sato, N. 2017 Characterization of phosphoethanolamine-N-methyltransferases in green algae. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 488, 141-146.
Keywords: Green algal evolution; Chlamydomonas; Phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis; Phosphoethanolamine-N-methyltransferase
Strain(s): 22022207221222352242 
PubMed: 2848352
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.05.026

Hirashima, T., Tajima, N., Sato, N. 2016 Draft genome sequences of four species of Chlamydomonas containing phosphatidylcholine. GenomeA, 4, e01070-16 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2202220722122242 
PubMed: 27688324
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01070-16

Takahashi, K., Moestrup, Ø., Jordan, R. W., Iwataki, M. 2015 High-level accumulation of triacylglycerol and starch in photoautotrophically grown Chlamydomonas debaryana NIES-2212. Plant Cell Physiol., 56, 2447-2456.
Keywords: Biofuel; Chlamydomonas debaryana NIES-2212; Fatty acid; Starch; Triacylglycerol
Strain(s): 2212 
PubMed: 26542110
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv163

Sakurai, K., Mori, N., Sato, N. 2014 Detection and characterization of phosphatidylcholine in various strains of the genus Chlamydomonas (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). J. Plant Res., 127, 641-650.
Keywords: Chlamydomonas; Delta 5 desaturase; Diacylglyceryl-N,N,N-trimethylhomoserine; Fatty acid; Phosphatidylcholine
Strain(s): 22022207221222152219222522302242231624622499 
PubMed: 24947506
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-014-0644-0

Yumoto, K., Kasai, F., Kawachi, M. 2013 Taxonomic re-examination of Chlamydomonas strains maintained in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 29, 1-12.
Strain(s): 158437438440884968102110221048173318481849220122022203220422062207220822092210221122122213221422152216221822192220222222232224222522282229223022312233223422352236223722382239224022412242224322462247224823142315231623172318231923202321232223232324246224632499257525762577257825793284 

Nozaki, H., Mori, T., Misumi, O., Matsunaga, S., Kuroiwa, T. 2006 Males evolved from the dominant isogametic mating type. Curr. Biol., 16, R1018-R1020.
Strain(s): 16111614221222132214 
PubMed: 17174904
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.11.019

Sakaguchi, T., Tsuji, T., Nakajima, A., Horikoshi, T. 1979 Accumulation of cadmium by green microalgae. Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 8, 207-215.
Strain(s): 2212227322742279 
DOI: 10.1007/BF00506184

Nakajima, A., Horikoshi, T., Sakaguchi, T. 1979 Uptake of copper ion by green microalgae. Agric. Biol. Chem., 43, 1455-1460.
Strain(s): 2212227322742279 
DOI: 10.1080/00021369.1979.10863659

Sakaguchi, T., Horikoshi, T., Nakajima, A. 1978 Uptake of uranium from seawater by microalgae. J. Ferm. Technol., 56, 561-565.
Strain(s): 21382139221222382279 

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