Strain number NIES-2481  
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  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Kasumigaura, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan (2005-07-17)  
Latitude / Longitude 36.16083333 / 140.31361111 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < Tanabe, Yuuhiko  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Tanabe, Yuuhiko (2005-07-20)  
Identified by Tanabe, Yuuhiko  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic[2018 Mar]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  MA  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  15-25 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information Whole-genome ( CP012375 ) , plasmid p1 ( CP025929 ) , glnA ( AB511579 ) , gltX ( AB511611 ) , gyrB ( AB511635 ) , recA ( AB511677 ) , tpi ( AB511694 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization  
Characteristics Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Indicator ; ST110 (Tanabe et al. 2009a) ; Genome decoded strain (Yamaguchi et al. 2018)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : Ks05TA2  
Remarks Cryopreserved 
Movie  
Reference
Kim, E.-J., Doh, H., Eyun, S. 2024 The occurrence of positive selection on BicA transporter of Microcystis aeruginosa. Ecotox. Environ. Safe., 283, 116795 (article ID).
Keywords: BicA transport; Positive selection; CCMs; Microcystis aeruginosa; PAML
Strain(s): 29884324812549 
PubMed: 39083868
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116795

Kim, M., Jung, J., Kim, W., Park, Y., Jeon, C. O., Park, W. 2024 Extensive genomic rearrangement of catalase-Less cyanobloom-forming Microcystis aeruginosa in freshwater ecosystems. J. Microbiol., 62, 933–950.
Keywords: Comparative genomics; Cyanobacterial bloom; Cyanobacterial metabolism; Genome plasticity; Microcystin; Oxidative stress
Strain(s): 8810220429884324812549 
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-024-00172-7

Entfellner, E., Baumann, K. B. L., Edwards, C., Kurmayer, R. 2023 High structural diversity of aeruginosins in bloom-Forming cyanobacteria of the genus Planktothrix as a consequence of multiple recombination events. Mar. Drugs, 21, 638 (article ID).
Keywords: horizontal gene transfer; chemical diversification; freshwater ecotypes; shallow waterbodies; deep waterbodies
Strain(s): 9810220429884324812549 
PubMed: 38132959
DOI: 10.3390/md21120638

Cao, H., Xu, D., Zhang, T., Ren, Q., Xiang, L., Ning, C., Zhang, Y., Gao, R. 2022 Comprehensive and functional analyses reveal the genomic diversity and potential toxicity of Microcystis. Harmful Algae, 113, 102186 (article ID).
Keywords: Microcystis; Pangenome; Toxicity; Diversity; Classification
Strain(s): 8810229884324812549 
PubMed: 35287927
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2022.102186

Giordano, M., Goodman, C. A., Huang, F., Raven, J. A., Ruan, Z. 2022 A mechanistic study of the influence of nitrogen and energy availability on the NH4+ sensitivity of nitrogen assimilation in Synechococcus. J. Exp. Bot., 73, 5596-5611.
Keywords: Ammonium; cyanobacteria; glutamine synthetase; limitation; nitrate reductase; nitrite reductase; NtcA regulation; N metabolism
Strain(s): 25502042678439709812107213421352481254937093754375637574074 
PubMed: 35595516
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac219

Curren, E., Teruaki, Y., Kuwahara, V. S., Leong, S. C. Y. 2019 Rapid profiling of tropical marine cyanobacterial communities. Reg. Stud. Mar. Sci., 25, 100485 (article ID).
Keywords: Cyanobacteria; MinION-Oxford Nanopore sequencer; Biodiversity; 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing; Long-read sequencing; Coastal waters; Southeast Asia; Monitoring
Strain(s): 22254284321352481 
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2018.100485

Chen, M., Tian, L.-L., Ren, C.-Y., Xu, C.-Y., Wang, Y.-Y., Li, L. 2019 Extracellular polysaccharide synthesis in a bloom-forming strain of Microcystis aeruginosa: implications for colonization and buoyancy. Sci Rep, 9, 1251 (article ID).
Strain(s): 87889820429884324812549 
PubMed: 30718739
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37398-6

Tanabe, Y., Hodoki, Y., Sano, T., Tada, K., Watanabe, MM. 2018a Adaptation of the freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa to brackish water is driven by recent horizontal transfer of sucrose genes. Front. Microbiol., 9, 1150 (article ID).
Keywords: Microcystis; bloom; salt tolerance; sucrose; genomics; brackish water; horizontal gene trasnfer; ecotype
Strain(s): 4487888990919899100101102103104105107108109112298299478604843901105010521059106310671069107010751076108510931094109811001101110211041105110611071108111311141115112211281130113111321134113911411142114311441150117011741175117611771179118111831185121112131214121512321234123812391252208820902091246524662467246824692470247124722473247524762477247824792480248124822483248424852486248724882489249024912492249424952546254725482549255025512552255325542555255625572558255925602561259225942595259625972598259926002601260226032604260526062607260826102611261226132617261826192620262126222623262426252626262826294234 
PubMed: 29922255
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01150

Yamaguchi, H., Suzuki, S., Osana, Y., Kawachi, M. 2018 Complete genome sequence of Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-2481 and common genomic features of group G M. aeruginosa. J. Genomics, 6, 30-33.
Keywords: algal bloom; cyanobacteria; genome; Microcystis
Strain(s): 2481 
PubMed: 29576807
DOI: 10.7150/jgen.24935

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): 4487888990919899100101102103104105106107108109110111112298299478604843901105010511052105310541055105610571058105910601061106210631064106510661067106810691070107210751076107710851090109110921093109410951096109710981100110111021103110411051106110711081113111411151122112311241125112611271128112911301131113211331134113511361137113811391140114111421143114411451146114711481149115011511152115311551156115711591160116111621163116411701171117211731174117511761177117911801181118311841185118612091211121312141215121612171218121912201221122212231224122512261227122812291230123112321233123412351236123712381239124012411242124312441245125112521253125420882089209020912465246624672468246924702471247224732474247524762477247824792480248124822483248424852486248724882489249024912492249324942495249625422543254425452546254725482549255025512552255325542555255625572558255925602561259125922593259425952596259725982599260026012602260326042605260626072608260926102611261226132617261826192620262126222623262426252626262726282629 
PubMed: 21390221
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017085

Tanabe, Y. 2010 "Biological species recognition" within the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis. IFO Res. Commun., 24, 69-79 (in Japanese with English summary).
Keywords: Microcystis; MLST; microcystin synthetase; recombination; biological species recognition
Strain(s): 2465246624672468246924702471247224732474247524762477247824792480248124822483248424852486248724882489249024912492249324942495249625422543254425452546254725482549255025512552255325542555255625572558255925602561259125922593259425952596259725982599260026012602260326042605260626072608260926102611261226132617261826192620262126222623262426252626262726282629 

Tanabe, Y., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 2009a Fine-scale spatial and temporal genetic differentiation of water bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa: revealed by multilocus sequence typing. Environ. Microbiol. Rep., 1, 575-582.
Strain(s): 2469247024712472247324742475247624772478247924802481248224832484248524862487248824892490249124922493249424952496254625472548254925502551255225532554255525562557255825592560256125922593259426172618 
PubMed: 23765937
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00088.x

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