Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-25
Phylum		Cyanophyta
Class		Cyanophyceae
Scientific name		Desmonostoc sp.
Synonym
Former name		Nostoc linckia Bornet ex Bornet & Flauhault
Common name		Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria
Locality (Date of collection)		Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)
History		< IAM (1983);
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Ishikawa, Masako
Identified by		Watanabe, Makoto M.
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2018 Feb]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: MDM (agar) Temperature: 20 (25) C Light intensity: 1 (14-16) µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 4 M (14 D)
Gene information		Whole-genome ( AP018222 ) , 16S rRNA ( AB074503 ) , 16S-ITS-23S ( JN646757 JN646758 JN646759 ) , gyrB ( AB074769 ) , rpoC1 ( AB074792 ) , rpoD1 ( AB074819 ) , Plasmid DNA ( AP018223 AP018224 AP018225 AP018226 )
Cell size (min - max)		5 - 7 μm
Organization		Filamentous
Characteristics		Genome decoded strain
Other strain no.		Other collection strain no. : IAM M-16 (=M-251)
Remarks		Cryopreserved; Axenic; Very slow growth
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Reference
Nowruzi, B., Hutarova, L., Vešelenyiova, D., Metcalf, J. S. 2024 Characterization of Neowestiellopsis persica A1387 (Hapalosiphonaceae) based on the cpcA, psbA, rpoC1, nifH and nifD gene sequences. BMC Ecol. Evol., 24, 57 (article ID). Keywords: Cyanobacteria; Phylogenetic analysis; Neowestiellopsis persica, cpcA Strain(s): 21, 22, 23, 25, 50, 73, 267, 592, 2098, 2100, 2107, 3275, 3754, 3756, 3974, 4073, 4074, 4101, 4103, 4106 PubMed: 38711016 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-024-02244-z Casero, M. C., Herrero, M. Á., De la Roche, J. P., Quesada, A., Velázquez, D., Cirés, S. 2024 Effect of salinity on scytonemin yield in endolithic cyanobacteria from the Atacama Desert. Sci Rep, 14, 9731 (article ID). Strain(s): 21, 25, 3756, 4074 PubMed: 38679613 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60499-4 Arsın, S., Delbaje, E., Jokela, J., Wahlsten, M., Farrar, Z. M., Permi, P., Fewer, D. 2023 A plastic biosynthetic pathway for the production of structurally distinct microbial sunscreens. ACS Chem. Biol., 18, 1959–1967. Strain(s): 25, 73, 267, 2100, 2107, 2109, 2111, 2130, 3755, 3756, 3757, 3974, 4073, 4102, 4103, 4105, 4106 PubMed: 37603862 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00112 Almeida, A. V. M., Vaz, M. G. M. V., de Castro, N. V., Genuário, D. B., Oder, J. C., de Souza, P. A. M., Martins, S. B., Machado, M., Nunes-Nesi, A., Araújo, W. L. 2023 How diverse a genus can be: An integrated multi-layered analysis into Desmonostoc (Nostocaceae, Cyanobacteriota). Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 46, 126422 (article ID). Keywords: Diversity; Growth; Metabolism; Nif genes; Physiology; Phylogeny Strain(s): 25, 28, 2094, 2107 PubMed: 37119668 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126422 Tamre, E. & Fournier, G. P. 2022 Inferred ancestry of scytonemin biosynthesis proteins in cyanobacteria indicates a response to Paleoproterozoic oxygenation. Geobiology, 20, 764–775. Keywords: Bayesian phylogenetics; cyanobacteria; Paleoproterozoic; photoprotection; scytonemin; UVA radiation Strain(s): 21, 23, 25, 26, 267, 2108, 2111, 3756, 4073, 4074, 4075, 4103 PubMed: 35851984 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12514 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): 25, 50, 204, 267, 843, 970, 981, 2107, 2134, 2135, 2481, 2549, 3709, 3754, 3756, 3757, 4074 PubMed: 35595516 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac219 Carrell, A. A., Lawrence, T. J., Cabugao, K. G. M., Carper, D. L., Pelletier, D. A., Lee, J. H., Jawdy, S., Grimwood, J., Schmutz, J., Hanson, P. J., Shaw, A. J., Weston, D. J. 2022 Habitat-adapted microbial communities mediate Sphagnum peatmoss resilience to warming. New Phytol., 234, 2111-2125. Keywords: climate change; heat tolerance; microbiome transfer; moss; peatland; Sphagnum; symbiosis; synthetic communities Strain(s): 25, 81, 2098, 2100, 2107 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18072 Chen, M., Rubin, G. M., Jiang, G., Raad, Z., Ding, Y. 2021 Biosynthesis and heterologous production of mycosporine-like amino acid palythines. J. Org. Chem., 86, 11160–11168. Strain(s): 25 PubMed: 34006097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00368 Hirose, Y., Ohtsubo, Y., Misawa, N., Yonekawa, C., Nagao, N., Shimura, Y., Fujisawa, T., Kanesaki, Y., Katoh, H., Katayama, M., Yamaguchi, H., Yoshikawa, H., Ikeuchi, M., Eki, T., Nakamura, Y., Kawachi, M. 2021 Genome sequencing of the NIES Cyanobacteria collection with a focus on the heterocyst-forming clade. DNA Res., 28, dsab024 (article ID). Keywords: Cyanobacteria; genome; heterocyst; culture collection; taxonomy Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 37, 50, 73, 267, 806, 932, 2098, 2100, 2107, 2109, 2111, 2130, 2135, 3275, 3585, 3757, 3974, 4070, 4073, 4074, 4075, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4106 PubMed: 34677568 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsab024 Pratte, B. S. & Thiel, T. 2021 Comparative genomic insights into culturable symbiotic cyanobacteria from the water fern Azolla. Microb. Genomics, 7, 000595 (article ID). Strain(s): 25, 3275 PubMed: 34181515 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000595 Baqué, M., Napoli, A., Fagliarone, C., Moeller, R., de Vera, J. P., Billi, D. 2020 Carotenoid raman signatures are better preserved in dried cells of the desert cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis than in hydrated counterparts after high-dose gamma irradiation. Life-Basel, 10, 83 (article ID). Keywords: biosignatures; extremophiles; ionizing radiation; Raman spectroscopy; cyanobacteria; Mars exploration Strain(s): 25, 2100, 4073, 4103, 4105 PubMed: 32521820 DOI: 10.3390/life10060083 Churro, C., Semedo-Aguiar, A. P., Silva, A.D., Pereira-Leal, J. B., Leite, R. B. 2020 A novel cyanobacterial geosmin producer, revising GeoA distribution and dispersion patterns in Bacteria. Sci Rep, 10, 8679 (article ID). Strain(s): 25, 2100, 2111 PubMed: 32457360 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64774-y MacCready, J. S., Basalla, J. L., Vecchiarelli, A. G. 2020 Origin and evolution of carboxysome positioning systems in cyanobacteria. Mol. Biol. Evol., 37, 1434–1451. Strain(s): 21, 22, 25, 26, 30, 39, 44, 73, 87, 88, 267, 592, 806, 843, 932, 970, 2098, 2100, 2107, 2108, 2111, 2549, 3275, 3754, 3756, 3974, 4073, 4074, 4075, 4101, 4103, 4106 PubMed: 31899489 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz308 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): 22, 25, 42, 843, 2135, 2481 DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2018.100485 Seo, P-S. & Yokota, A. 2003 The phylogenetic relationships of cyanobacteria inferred from 16S rRNA, gyrB, rpoC1 and rpoD1 gene sequences. J. Gen. Appl. Micobiol., 49, 191-203. Keywords: cyanobacteria; gyrB; phylogeny; protein evolution; rpoC1; rpoD1; 16S rDNA Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 25, 39, 104, 2093, 2095, 2128, 3277 PubMed: 12949700 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.49.191 Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55. Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 257, 259, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 329, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 380, 382, 384, 385, 390, 394, 396, 397, 398, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 468, 469, 474, 478, 479, 480, 481, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 514, 515, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 604, 610, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 672, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729 Watanabe, A. 1960 List of algal strains in collection at the Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 6, 283-292. Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 37, 47, 49, 226, 227

Reference

Nowruzi, B., Hutarova, L., Vešelenyiova, D., Metcalf, J. S. 2024 Characterization of Neowestiellopsis persica A1387 (Hapalosiphonaceae) based on the cpcA, psbA, rpoC1, nifH and nifD gene sequences. BMC Ecol. Evol., 24, 57 (article ID).
Keywords: Cyanobacteria; Phylogenetic analysis; Neowestiellopsis persica, cpcA
Strain(s): 21, 22, 23, 25, 50, 73, 267, 592, 2098, 2100, 2107, 3275, 3754, 3756, 3974, 4073, 4074, 4101, 4103, 4106
PubMed: 38711016
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-024-02244-z

Casero, M. C., Herrero, M. Á., De la Roche, J. P., Quesada, A., Velázquez, D., Cirés, S. 2024 Effect of salinity on scytonemin yield in endolithic cyanobacteria from the Atacama Desert. Sci Rep, 14, 9731 (article ID).
Strain(s): 21, 25, 3756, 4074
PubMed: 38679613
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60499-4

Arsın, S., Delbaje, E., Jokela, J., Wahlsten, M., Farrar, Z. M., Permi, P., Fewer, D. 2023 A plastic biosynthetic pathway for the production of structurally distinct microbial sunscreens. ACS Chem. Biol., 18, 1959–1967.
Strain(s): 25, 73, 267, 2100, 2107, 2109, 2111, 2130, 3755, 3756, 3757, 3974, 4073, 4102, 4103, 4105, 4106
PubMed: 37603862
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00112

Almeida, A. V. M., Vaz, M. G. M. V., de Castro, N. V., Genuário, D. B., Oder, J. C., de Souza, P. A. M., Martins, S. B., Machado, M., Nunes-Nesi, A., Araújo, W. L. 2023 How diverse a genus can be: An integrated multi-layered analysis into Desmonostoc (Nostocaceae, Cyanobacteriota). Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 46, 126422 (article ID).
Keywords: Diversity; Growth; Metabolism; Nif genes; Physiology; Phylogeny
Strain(s): 25, 28, 2094, 2107
PubMed: 37119668
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126422

Tamre, E. & Fournier, G. P. 2022 Inferred ancestry of scytonemin biosynthesis proteins in cyanobacteria indicates a response to Paleoproterozoic oxygenation. Geobiology, 20, 764–775.
Keywords: Bayesian phylogenetics; cyanobacteria; Paleoproterozoic; photoprotection; scytonemin; UVA radiation
Strain(s): 21, 23, 25, 26, 267, 2108, 2111, 3756, 4073, 4074, 4075, 4103
PubMed: 35851984
DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12514

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): 25, 50, 204, 267, 843, 970, 981, 2107, 2134, 2135, 2481, 2549, 3709, 3754, 3756, 3757, 4074
PubMed: 35595516
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac219

Carrell, A. A., Lawrence, T. J., Cabugao, K. G. M., Carper, D. L., Pelletier, D. A., Lee, J. H., Jawdy, S., Grimwood, J., Schmutz, J., Hanson, P. J., Shaw, A. J., Weston, D. J. 2022 Habitat-adapted microbial communities mediate Sphagnum peatmoss resilience to warming. New Phytol., 234, 2111-2125.
Keywords: climate change; heat tolerance; microbiome transfer; moss; peatland; Sphagnum; symbiosis; synthetic communities
Strain(s): 25, 81, 2098, 2100, 2107
DOI: 10.1111/nph.18072

Chen, M., Rubin, G. M., Jiang, G., Raad, Z., Ding, Y. 2021 Biosynthesis and heterologous production of mycosporine-like amino acid palythines. J. Org. Chem., 86, 11160–11168.
Strain(s): 25
PubMed: 34006097
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00368

Hirose, Y., Ohtsubo, Y., Misawa, N., Yonekawa, C., Nagao, N., Shimura, Y., Fujisawa, T., Kanesaki, Y., Katoh, H., Katayama, M., Yamaguchi, H., Yoshikawa, H., Ikeuchi, M., Eki, T., Nakamura, Y., Kawachi, M. 2021 Genome sequencing of the NIES Cyanobacteria collection with a focus on the heterocyst-forming clade. DNA Res., 28, dsab024 (article ID).
Keywords: Cyanobacteria; genome; heterocyst; culture collection; taxonomy
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 37, 50, 73, 267, 806, 932, 2098, 2100, 2107, 2109, 2111, 2130, 2135, 3275, 3585, 3757, 3974, 4070, 4073, 4074, 4075, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4106
PubMed: 34677568
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsab024

Pratte, B. S. & Thiel, T. 2021 Comparative genomic insights into culturable symbiotic cyanobacteria from the water fern Azolla. Microb. Genomics, 7, 000595 (article ID).
Strain(s): 25, 3275
PubMed: 34181515
DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000595

Baqué, M., Napoli, A., Fagliarone, C., Moeller, R., de Vera, J. P., Billi, D. 2020 Carotenoid raman signatures are better preserved in dried cells of the desert cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis than in hydrated counterparts after high-dose gamma irradiation. Life-Basel, 10, 83 (article ID).
Keywords: biosignatures; extremophiles; ionizing radiation; Raman spectroscopy; cyanobacteria; Mars exploration
Strain(s): 25, 2100, 4073, 4103, 4105
PubMed: 32521820
DOI: 10.3390/life10060083

Churro, C., Semedo-Aguiar, A. P., Silva, A.D., Pereira-Leal, J. B., Leite, R. B. 2020 A novel cyanobacterial geosmin producer, revising GeoA distribution and dispersion patterns in Bacteria. Sci Rep, 10, 8679 (article ID).
Strain(s): 25, 2100, 2111
PubMed: 32457360
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64774-y

MacCready, J. S., Basalla, J. L., Vecchiarelli, A. G. 2020 Origin and evolution of carboxysome positioning systems in cyanobacteria. Mol. Biol. Evol., 37, 1434–1451.
Strain(s): 21, 22, 25, 26, 30, 39, 44, 73, 87, 88, 267, 592, 806, 843, 932, 970, 2098, 2100, 2107, 2108, 2111, 2549, 3275, 3754, 3756, 3974, 4073, 4074, 4075, 4101, 4103, 4106
PubMed: 31899489
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz308

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): 22, 25, 42, 843, 2135, 2481
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2018.100485

Seo, P-S. & Yokota, A. 2003 The phylogenetic relationships of cyanobacteria inferred from 16S rRNA, gyrB, rpoC1 and rpoD1 gene sequences. J. Gen. Appl. Micobiol., 49, 191-203.
Keywords: cyanobacteria; gyrB; phylogeny; protein evolution; rpoC1; rpoD1; 16S rDNA
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 25, 39, 104, 2093, 2095, 2128, 3277
PubMed: 12949700
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.49.191

Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55.
Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 257, 259, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 329, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 380, 382, 384, 385, 390, 394, 396, 397, 398, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 468, 469, 474, 478, 479, 480, 481, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 514, 515, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 604, 610, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 672, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729

Watanabe, A. 1960 List of algal strains in collection at the Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 6, 283-292.
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 37, 47, 49, 226, 227

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