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Strain number NIES-267  
Phylum Cyanophyta  
Class Cyanophyceae  
Scientific name Calothrix parasitica Thuret ex Bornet & Flauhault  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria  
Locality (Date of collection) Oshoro Bay, Hokkaido, Japan (1972-07-**)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Seaweed)  
History < IAM (1983);  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Makoto M.; Ichimura, Terunobu (1972-07-**)  
Identified by Watanabe, Makoto M.  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2014 Feb]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  f/2  
Temperature:  20 (20) C
Light intensity:  4-10 (13-21) µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  6 M (21 D)  
Gene information Whole-genome ( AP018232 ) , nearly complete genome ( AP018227 ) , Plasmid DNA ( AP018228-AP018232 )  
Cell size (min - max) - 11 μm  
Organization Filamentous 
Characteristics Endophyte in Nemalion (Rhodophyceae) ; Genome decoded strain  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM M-172 (=M-226)
 
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic 
Movie  
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): 212223255073267592209821002107327537543756397440734074410141034106 
PubMed: 38711016
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-024-02244-z

Okuda, Y., Hiraiwa, M., Shimizu, N., Hashimoto, S. 2023 Production of volatile organic iodine compounds by the marine cyanobacterium Calothrix parasitica under different light intensities. Mar. Chem., 248, 104211 (article ID).
Keywords: Iodinated hydrocarbons; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Light effects; Phytoplankton
Strain(s): 267 
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2023.104211

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): 257326721002107210921112130375537563757397440734102410341054106 
PubMed: 37603862
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00112

Chen, M., Sawicki, A., Wang, F. 2023 Modeling the characteristic residues of chlorophyll f synthase (ChlF) from Halomicronema hongdechloris to Determine Its reaction mechanism. Microorganisms, 11, 2305 (article ID).
Keywords: photosystem II; chlorophyll; free radical; cyanobacteria; oxygen evolution center; chlorophyll f biosynthesis
Strain(s): 267 
PubMed: 37764149
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11092305

Duque, P., Vieira, C. P., Vieira, J. 2022 Advances in novel animal Vitamin C biosynthesis pathways and the role of prokaryote-based inferences to understand their origin. Genes, 13, 1917 (article ID).
Keywords: ascorbic acid; evolution; synthesis; aldonolactone oxidoreductases; insects; nematodes; prokaryotes
Strain(s): 267 
PubMed: 36292802
DOI: 10.3390/genes13101917

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

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): 212325262672108211137564073407440754103 
PubMed: 35851984
DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12514

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): 19212223253750732678069322098210021072109211121302135327535853757397440704073407440754101410241034106 
PubMed: 34677568
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsab024

Li, Y. & MChen, M. 2021 The specificity of the bilin lyase CpcS for chromophore attachment to allophycocyanin in the chlorophyll f-containing cyanobacterium Halomicronima hongdechloris. Photosynth. Res., 151, 213–223.
Keywords: Allophycocyanin; Bilin lyase; Cyanobacteria; Far-red light photoacclimation; Halomicronema hongdechloris; Photosynthesis
Strain(s): 22267 
PubMed: 34564824
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00878-4

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): 212225263039447387882675928068439329702098210021072108211125493275375437563974407340744075410141034106 
PubMed: 31899489
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz308

Antonaru, L. A., Cardona, T., Larkum, A. W. D., Nürnberg, D. J. 2020 Global distribution of a chlorophyll f cyanobacterial marker. ISME J., 14, 2275–2287.
Strain(s): 2675933974 
PubMed: 32457503
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-0670-y

Hamana, K., Kobayashi, M., Yokota, A., Sekiguchi, H., Niitsu, M. 2008 Cellular polyamine profiles in cyanobacteria. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 24, 3-8.
Keywords: cyanobacteria; homospermidine; polyamine; spermine; thermospermine
Strain(s): 263336462062082302672683053614164334344815075975989319321031211521332135 

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): 192122232425262728293031323334353637383940414445465051525354555658596061626364656667686970737475767778798081878990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112119120122123125127128129130131132133134135137138139144147151152153154155156157158159160162163164165166167168170171172173174175176177178179180181182183185186187188189191192193194197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217224226227228229230231232241242243244245246248257259261263266267268287288289290294295297298299300301302303305306308309310312313329334337338339340341342349351359360361362375378379380382384385390394396397398415416418419421422423424425426427428429430431432433434436437438439440446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460464468469474478479480481503504505506507509510512514515522523524527528529530531532536537538539540541542543544545546564565566567568569570571572573574575576577578579580581582583584585592593594595596597598604610628630631632633634635636637638639640641642643644645646647648649650651652653654655656657658659660661662663664665666667672685686687688689690691692693694717718719720721722723724725726727728729 

Ichimura, T. & Itoh, T. 1977 17. Preservation methods of microalgae (I) [17. Bisaisôrui no hozonhô (I)]. In Preservation methods of microorganisms [Biseibutsu Hozonhô], Ed. by Nei, T., University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, pp. 355-373 (in Japanese).
Strain(s): 19212223242728303132333436373839404144454647484950122123127131144152173175179180181182183185198200203206217226227241266267268295309310334338379436448450455527 

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