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Strain number NIES-1331  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Asterococcus superbus (Cienkowski) Scherffel  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Tamiyaji-ohike Pond, Mie, Japan (2000-09-**)  
Latitude / Longitude 34.47322 / 136.619821 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Pond water)  
History < Nakazawa, Atsushi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nakazawa, Atsushi (2000-09-**)  
Identified by Nakazawa, Atsushi  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  MG  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  7-10 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  3 M  
Gene information rbcL ( AB175939 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization  
Characteristics Planktonic ; Cosmopolitan  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : Asteroco-4  
Remarks  
Movie  
Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-2352
Chloroidium saccharophilum Green alga    
NIES-717
Eudorina elegans Green alga   Freshwater (Pond soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic  
NIES-1865
Aurearena cruciata   Marine (Sand)  
NIES-574
Pandorina morum Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-575  
NIES-2144
Poterioochromonas malhamensis   Freshwater (Stone) Mixotrophic ; Phagotrophic  
Reference
Nakazawa, A., Yamada, T., Nozaki, H. 2004 Taxonomic study of Asterococcus (Chlorophyceae) based on comparative morphology and rbcL gene sequences. Phycologia, 43, 711-721.
Strain(s): 1331 
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-43-6-711.1

Nakazawa, A. & Nishii, I. 2012 Amidic and acetonic cryoprotectants improve cryopreservation of volvocine green algae. CryoLetters, 33, 201-212.
Keywords: cryopreservation; dimethylformamide; hydroxyacetone; Volvocaceae; Volvox; Chlamydomonas
Strain(s): 4184685455645747177217287297307311331136117102236 
PubMed: 22825787

Fukuda, S., Iwamoto, K., Atsumi, M., Yokoyama, A., Nakayama, T., Ishida, K-I., Inouye, I., Shiraiwa, Y. 2014 Global searches for microalgae and aquatic plants that can eliminate radioactive cesium, iodine and strontium from the radio-polluted aquatic environment: a bioremediation strategy. J. Plant Res., 127, 79-89.
Keywords: Algal phytoremediation; Bioaccumulation; Radiopollution; Radionuclide elimination; Radioactive cesium; The Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant accident
Strain(s): 24367115516020323324632933339140541744048750352953153854855358759767872780584385993199510031012101510171031104410451259132613311377138213881411143514391440144114421458172818261831183318401846186218651956213121442146214721502175217621852268232523412352237724122437285428552856285828592860 
PubMed: 24346654
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-013-0596-9

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