Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-2881
Phylum		Cyanophyta
Class		Cyanophyceae
Scientific name		Prochlorococcus sp.
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria ; Picoplankton
Locality (Date of collection)		North Atlantic Ocean (Depth -120m) (1990-04-01)
Latitude / Longitude		37.65 /
Habitat (Isolation source)		Marine (Seawater)
History		< RCC (2013);
Isolator (Date of isolation)
Identified by
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Non-clonal; Non-axenic
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: PRO-99 Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 3-7 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 21 D
Gene information		dnaN ( CP000553 )
Cell size (min - max)		- 1 μm
Organization		Unicellular; Non-flagellate
Characteristics		Picoplankton ; Clade: Low Light - LLI
Other strain no.		Other collection strain no. : RCC158 Other strain no. : NATL1-M98; FP12
Remarks		Cryopreserved; Unstable
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Reference
Kettler, G., Martiny, A. C., Huang, K., Zucker, J., Coleman, M. L., Rodrigue, S., Chen, F., Lapidus, A., Ferriera, S., Johnson, J., Steglich, C., Church, G. M., Richardson, P., Chisholm, S. W. 2007 Patterns and implications of gene gain and loss in the evolution of Prochlorococcus. PLoS One, 3, e231 (article ID). Strain(s): 2881, 3376 PubMed: 18159947 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030231 Scanlan, D. J., Hess, W. R., Partensky, F., Newman, J., Vaulot, D. 1996 High degree of genetic variation in Prochlorococcus (Prochlorophyta) revealed by RFLP analysis. Eur. J. Phycol., 31, 1-9. Strain(s): 2880, 2881, 2882 DOI: 10.1080/09670269600651131 Partensky, F., Hoepffner, N., Li, W. K. W., Ulloa, O., Vaulot, D. 1993 Photoacclimation of Prochlorococcus sp. (Prochlorophyta) strains isolated from the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Plant Physiol., 101, 285-296. Strain(s): 2880, 2881 PubMed: 12231684 DOI: 10.1104/pp.101.1.285 Morel, A., Ahn, Y.-H., Partensky, F., Vaulot, D., Claustre, H. 1993 Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus: a comparative study of their optical properties in relation to their size and pigmentation. J. Mar. Res., 51, 617-649. Strain(s): 2880, 2881 DOI: 10.1357/0022240933223963

Reference

Kettler, G., Martiny, A. C., Huang, K., Zucker, J., Coleman, M. L., Rodrigue, S., Chen, F., Lapidus, A., Ferriera, S., Johnson, J., Steglich, C., Church, G. M., Richardson, P., Chisholm, S. W. 2007 Patterns and implications of gene gain and loss in the evolution of Prochlorococcus. PLoS One, 3, e231 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2881, 3376
PubMed: 18159947
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030231

Scanlan, D. J., Hess, W. R., Partensky, F., Newman, J., Vaulot, D. 1996 High degree of genetic variation in Prochlorococcus (Prochlorophyta) revealed by RFLP analysis. Eur. J. Phycol., 31, 1-9.
Strain(s): 2880, 2881, 2882
DOI: 10.1080/09670269600651131

Partensky, F., Hoepffner, N., Li, W. K. W., Ulloa, O., Vaulot, D. 1993 Photoacclimation of Prochlorococcus sp. (Prochlorophyta) strains isolated from the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Plant Physiol., 101, 285-296.
Strain(s): 2880, 2881
PubMed: 12231684
DOI: 10.1104/pp.101.1.285

Morel, A., Ahn, Y.-H., Partensky, F., Vaulot, D., Claustre, H. 1993 Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus: a comparative study of their optical properties in relation to their size and pigmentation. J. Mar. Res., 51, 617-649.
Strain(s): 2880, 2881
DOI: 10.1357/0022240933223963

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