| Strain number | NIES-2538 | |||
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| Phylum | Cyanophyta | |||
| Class | Cyanophyceae | |||
| Scientific name | Desmonostoc sp. | |||
| Synonym | ||||
| Former name | Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault | |||
| Common name | Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria | |||
| Locality (Date of collection) | Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | |||
| Latitude / Longitude | 36.543666 / 136.7093 | |||
| Habitat (Isolation source) | Terrestrial | |||
| History | < Sakamoto, Toshio | |||
| Isolator (Date of isolation) | Sakamoto, Toshio | |||
| Identified by | Sakamoto, Toshio | |||
| State of strain | Cryopreservation; Non-Axenic | |||
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Culture condition (Preculture condition) |
Medium:
Modified BG-110 (agar)
Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 4-10 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 3 M |
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| Gene information | 16S rRNA ( AB088375 ) , groES, groEL ( AB249674 ) , nrtP ( AB325916 ) , petH ( AB111467 ) , wspA ( AB518000 LC195125 ) , mysA, mysB, mysC, mysD ( LC102213 ) , Dps family protein ( LC369115 LC369111 ) | |||
| Cell size (min - max) | - 5 μm | |||
| Organization | Filamentous | |||
| Characteristics | Drought tolerance ; Nitrogen fixation (aerobic condition, N-Free medium) | |||
| Other strain no. | Other strain no. : KU002 | |||
| Remarks | Cryopreserved; Very slow growth | |||
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| Reference |
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Sakamoto, T., Hashimoto, A., Yamaba, M., Wada, N., Yoshida, T., Inoue-Sakamoto, K., Nishiuchi, T., Matsugo, S.
2019
Four chemotypes of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune characterized by differences in the mycosporine‐like amino acids.
Phycol. Res.,
67,
3-11.
Keywords: anhydrobiosis; antioxidant; natural product; polymorphism; UV protectant Strain(s): 2538, 3989, 3990 DOI: 10.1111/pre.12333 Inoue-Sakamoto, K., Tanji, Y., Yamaba, M., Natsume, T., Masaura, T., Asano, T., Nishiuchi, T., Sakamoto, T. 2018 Characterization of extracellular matrix components from the desiccation-tolerant cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 64, 15-25. Keywords: anhydrobiosis; desiccation tolerance; extracellular polysaccharide (EPS); superoxide dismutase (SOD); water stress protein (WspA) Strain(s): 2108, 2538, 3989, 3990, 3991 PubMed: 29225284 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.2017.03.001 Inoue-Sakamoto, K., Nazifi, E., Tsuji, C., Asano, T., Nishiuchi, T., Matsugo, S., Ishihara, K., Kanesaki, Y., Yoshikawa, H., Sakamoto, T. 2018 Characterization of mycosporine-like amino acids in the cyanobacterium Nostoc verrucosum. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 64, 203-211. Keywords: antioxidant; environmental adaptation; mycosporine-like amino acid (MAA); mys genes Strain(s): 2538, 2539 PubMed: 29709901 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.2017.12.003 Nazifi, E., Wada, N., Asano, T., Nishiuchi, T., Iwamuro, Y., Chinaka, S., Matsugo, S., Sakamoto, T. 2015 Characterization of the chemical diversity of glycosylated mycosporine-like amino acids in the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B-Biol., 142, 154-168. Strain(s): 2538, 3989 PubMed: 25543549 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.12.008 Arima, H., Horiguchi, N., Takaichi, S., Kofuji, R., Ishida, K-I., Wada, K., Sakamoto, T. 2012 Molecular genetic and chemotaxonomic characterization of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune and its neighboring species. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 79, 34-45. Keywords: Anhydrobiosis; carotenoid; ferredoxin-NADP; oxidoreductase; nitrate/nitrite transporter; random amplified polymorphic DNA; water stress protein Strain(s): 24, 28, 2107, 2108, 2538, 2539 PubMed: 22066798 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01195.x Sakamoto, T., Kumihashi, K., Kunita, S., Masaura, T., Inoue-Sakamoto, K., Yamaguchi, M. 2011 The extracellular-matrix-retaining cyanobacterium Nostoc verrucosum accumulates trehalose, but is sensitive to desiccation. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 77, 385-394. Keywords: compatible solute; stress tolerance; extracellular; polysaccharide; water stress protein (WspA) Strain(s): 2538, 2539 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01114.x Tamaru, Y., Takani, Y., Yoshida, T., Sakamoto, T. 2005 Crucial role of extracellular polysaccharides in desiccation and freezing tolerance in the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 71, 7327-7333. Strain(s): 2538 PubMed: 16269775 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.11.7327-7333.2005 |
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