Strain number NIES-991  
Phylum Cyanophyta  
Class Cyanophyceae  
Scientific name Raphidiopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Aguilera, Berrendero Gómez, Kastovsky, Echenique & Salerno  
Synonym Anabaena raciborskii Wołoszyńska 1912; Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Wołoszyńska) Seenayya & Subba Raju 1972  
Former name Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria  
Locality (Date of collection) Gonoike Pond, Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan (2001-07-**)  
Latitude / Longitude 35.889908 / 140.670036 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Pond water)  
History < Yongmanitchai, W.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Chonudomkul, D. (2001-07-**)  
Identified by Yongmanitchai, W.  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2018 Jan]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  CT  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  18-20 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information 16S rRNA ( AB115487 ) , 16S-ITS-23S ( AB638219 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Filamentous 
Characteristics Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Toxicity ; Cylindrospermopsin (-) (Chonudomkul et al. 2004) ; Planktonic  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : KJA1  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; Axenic 
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-932
Raphidiopsis curvata Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Pond water) Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Planktonic ; Gram negative ; Genome decoded strain  
NIES-4116
Raphidiopsis sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Reservoir water) Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Toxicity ; deoxycylindrospermopsin (+) ; cylindrospermopsin (+) ; Planktonic  
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-77
Dolichospermum crassum Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Lake water) Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Planktonic  
NIES-40
Dolichospermum affine Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Lake water) Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko)  
NIES-993
Raphidiopsis raciborskii Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Pond water) Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Toxicity ; Cylindrospermopsin (-) (Chonudomkul et al. 2004) ; Planktonic  
NIES-3102
Raphidiopsis raciborskii Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Fish pond water) Toxicity ; Planktonic  
NIES-928
Planktothrix rubescens Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Toxicity ; Planktonic  
Reference
Chonudomkul, D., Yongmanitchai, W., Theeragool, G., Kawachi, M., Kasai, F., Kaya, K., Watanabe, M. M. 2004 Morphology, genetic diversity, temperature tolerance and toxicity of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) strains from Thailand and Japan. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 48, 345-355.
Keywords: toxic cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii; STRR sequences; Thailand; Japan; low-temperature adapted group; genotypic clusters
Strain(s): 99199299310401041308530863087308830893091309230933094309530963097309830993100310131023103 
PubMed: 19712304
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsec.2004.02.014

Hodoki, Y., Ohbayashi, K., Kobayashi, Y., Okuda, N., Nakano, S. 2012 Detection and identification of potentially toxic cyanobacteria: Ubiquitous distribution of Microcystis aeruginosa and Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi in Japanese lakes. Harmful Algae, 16, 49-57.
Keywords: Anatoxin-a; Automated rRNA intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA); Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi; Cyanotoxin; Microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa
Strain(s): 304077102111230512843905928932937991164516691698172919502116 
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2012.01.003

Jiang, Y., Chen, Y., Yang, S., Li, R. 2020 Phylogenetic relationships and genetic divergence of paralytic shellfish toxin- and cylindrospermopsin- producing Cylindrospermopsis and raphidiopsis. Harmful Algae, 93, 101792 (article ID).
Keywords: Biosynthesis; Cyanotoxin; Cylindrospermopsin; Gene cluster; Phylogeny; Saxitoxin
Strain(s): 9329911041 
PubMed: 32307073
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2020.101792

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