| Strain number | NIES-865 | |||
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| Phylum | Chlorophyta | |||
| Class | Chlorophyceae | |||
| Scientific name | Volvox carteri F.Stein f. nagariensis M.O.P.Iyengar | |||
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| Former name | ||||
| Common name | Green alga ; Volvocine alga | |||
| Locality (Date of collection) | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | |||
| Latitude / Longitude | ||||
| Habitat (Isolation source) | ||||
| History | < Nozaki, Hisayoshi < UTEX | |||
| Isolator (Date of isolation) | Starr, R. C. | |||
| Identified by | Starr, R. C. | |||
| State of strain | Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic | |||
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Culture condition (Preculture condition) |
Medium:
MG
Temperature: 22 C Light intensity: 27-31 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 20 D |
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| Gene information | atpB ( AB076109 ) , rbcL ( AB076099 ) , psaA ( AB076128 ) , psaB ( AB076148 ) , psbC ( AB076163 ) | |||
| Cell size (min - max) | ||||
| Organization | Colonial; Flagellate | |||
| Characteristics | Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female | |||
| Other strain no. |
Other collection strain no. : UTEX 1885
Other strain no. : HK10 female |
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| Remarks | Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1" | |||
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| Reference |
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Nagai, M., Hirano, T., Shibata, T.
2019
Phototactic algae-driven unidirectional transport of submillimeter-sized cargo in a microchannel.
Micromachines,
10,
130 (article ID).
Keywords: microrobot; phototaxis; Volvox; micro-swimmer; biohybrid system; motion control Strain(s): 865 PubMed: 30781488 DOI: 10.3390/mi10020130 Nagai, M., Oguri, M., Shibata, T. 2015 Characterization of light-controlled Volvox as movable microvalve element assembled in multilayer microfluidic device. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 54, 067001 (article ID). Strain(s): 865 DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.54.067001 Li, JR., Wu, Y., Qi, YJ. 2014 microRNAs in a multicellular green alga Volvox carteri. Sci. China-Life Sci., 57, 36-45. Keywords: Volvox; small RNA; microRNA; conservation; evolution Strain(s): 865 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4580-3 Nozaki, H., Ott, F. D., Coleman, A. W. 2006 Morphology, molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of two new species of Pleodorina (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae). J. Phycol., 42, 1072-1080. Keywords: colonial Volvocales; molecular phylogeny; morphology; Pleodorina starrii sp. nov.; Pleodorina thompsonii sp. nov.; taxonomy Strain(s): 456, 460, 541, 544, 577, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 863, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 4126, 4127 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00255.x |
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