Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-1604
Phylum		Streptophyta
Class		Charophyceae
Scientific name		Chara braunii Gmelin
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Stonewort
Locality (Date of collection)		Hawaii, USA (1998-04-**)
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater
History		< Watanabe, Makoto M.
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Ishimoto, Miwa
Identified by		Sakayama, Hidetoshi; Kato, Sho
State of strain		Subculture; Unialgal; Non-axenic
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: mSWC-2 ; SWCN-2 Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 16-20 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 6 M
Gene information		atpB, atpB-rbcL IGS, rbcL ( AB363931 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization
Characteristics		Monoecious
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : CH-33
Remarks
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Reference
Kurtović, K., Vosolsobě, S., Nedvěd, D., Müller, K., Dobrev, P. I., Schmidt, V., Piszczek, P., Kuhn, A., Smoljan, A., Fisher, T. J., Weijers, D., Friml, J., Bowman, J. L., Petrásek, J. 2025 The role of indole-3-acetic acid and characterization of PIN transporters in complex streptophyte alga Chara braunii. New Phytol., , Keywords: auxin transport; Chara; indole-3-acetic acid; plant evolution; streptophytes Strain(s): 1604 DOI: 10.1111/nph.70019 Kurtović, K., Schmidt, V., Nehasilová, M., Vosolsobĕ, S., Petrášek, J. 2023 Rediscovering Chara as a model organism for molecular and evo‑devo studies. Protoplasma, 261, 183-196. Keywords: Chara; Plant evolution; Model plants; Charophytesas Strain(s): 1604 PubMed: 37880545 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01900-3 Pilátová, J., Pánek, T., Oborník, M., Čepička, I., Mojzeš, P. 2022 Revisiting biocrystallization: purine crystalline inclusions are widespread in eukaryotes. ISME J., 16, 2290-2294. Strain(s): 67, 303, 995, 1604, 2146, 2285, 2860 PubMed: 35672454 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-022-01264-1 Kato, S., Sakayama, H., Sano, S., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M., Tanaka, J., Nozaki, H. 2008 Morphological variation and intraspecific phylogeny of the ubiquitous species Chara braunii (Charales, Charophyceae) in Japan. Phycologia, 47, 191-202. Keywords: aquatic habitat; Chara braunii; Charales; Charophyceae; intergenic spacer region; intraspecific phylogeny; morphological variation, rbcL gene Strain(s): 1586, 1587, 1588, 1589, 1590, 1591, 1604 DOI: 10.2216/07-27.1

Reference

Kurtović, K., Vosolsobě, S., Nedvěd, D., Müller, K., Dobrev, P. I., Schmidt, V., Piszczek, P., Kuhn, A., Smoljan, A., Fisher, T. J., Weijers, D., Friml, J., Bowman, J. L., Petrásek, J. 2025 The role of indole-3-acetic acid and characterization of PIN transporters in complex streptophyte alga Chara braunii. New Phytol., ,
Keywords: auxin transport; Chara; indole-3-acetic acid; plant evolution; streptophytes
Strain(s): 1604
DOI: 10.1111/nph.70019

Kurtović, K., Schmidt, V., Nehasilová, M., Vosolsobĕ, S., Petrášek, J. 2023 Rediscovering Chara as a model organism for molecular and evo‑devo studies. Protoplasma, 261, 183-196.
Keywords: Chara; Plant evolution; Model plants; Charophytesas
Strain(s): 1604
PubMed: 37880545
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01900-3

Pilátová, J., Pánek, T., Oborník, M., Čepička, I., Mojzeš, P. 2022 Revisiting biocrystallization: purine crystalline inclusions are widespread in eukaryotes. ISME J., 16, 2290-2294.
Strain(s): 67, 303, 995, 1604, 2146, 2285, 2860
PubMed: 35672454
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-022-01264-1

Kato, S., Sakayama, H., Sano, S., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M., Tanaka, J., Nozaki, H. 2008 Morphological variation and intraspecific phylogeny of the ubiquitous species Chara braunii (Charales, Charophyceae) in Japan. Phycologia, 47, 191-202.
Keywords: aquatic habitat; Chara braunii; Charales; Charophyceae; intergenic spacer region; intraspecific phylogeny; morphological variation, rbcL gene
Strain(s): 1586, 1587, 1588, 1589, 1590, 1591, 1604
DOI: 10.2216/07-27.1

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