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Strain number NIES-69  
Phylum Streptophyta  
Class Zygnematophyceae  
Scientific name Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Desmid  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Teganuma, Abiko, Chiba, Japan (1974-06-**)  
Latitude / Longitude 35.8581459719 / 140.031447988 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater  
History < Watanabe, Makoto M.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Makoto M. (1974-06-**)  
Identified by Watanabe, Makoto M.  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  C  
Temperature:  15 (20) C
Light intensity:  7 (10-17) µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  3 M (21 D)  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( AB363688 ) , 5.8S-ITS2-28S ( AB625546 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Heterothallic: Mating type (+) ; Mating group II B  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : TG-2-21  
Remarks  
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Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Related strain information
(Whose relevance due to simultaneous purchases and other information is inferred by AI)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-228
Closterium ehrenbergii Desmid   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Mating group B ; Crossing with NIES-229  
NIES-229
Closterium ehrenbergii Desmid   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Heterothallic ; Mating type (−) ; Mating group B ; Crossing with NIES-228  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-312
Pleurotaenium nodosum Desmid   Freshwater (Pond water)  
NIES-541
Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Sediment) Phototaxis  
NIES-575
Pandorina morum Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-574  
NIES-35
Raphidocelis subcapitata Green alga   Freshwater Test strain for AGP ; Genome decoded strain (Suzuki et al. 2018)  
NIES-593
Hydrococcus rivularis Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Hot spring (Water) Benthic ; Genome decoded strain (Zhu et al. 2017)  
Reference
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 

Watanabe, M. M. 1977 Biosystematics in Closterium of sexual unicellular green algae and Calothrix and Spirulina of asexual filamentous blue-green algae, with special reference to the analyses of natural populations. Thesis D. Sci., Hokkaido University, 114 pp., 28 tables, 54 figs.
Strain(s): 39454651525354555658596061626364656667686970261266268 

Watanabe, M. M. & Ichimura, T. 1978 Biosystematic studies of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex. II. Reproductive isolation and morphological variation among several populations from the Northern Kanto area in Japan. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 91, 1-10.
Strain(s): 51525354555658596061626364656970261 

Watanabe, M. M. & Ichimura, T. 1978 Biosystematic studies of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex. III. Degrees of sexual isolation among the three population groups from the Northern Kanto area. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 91, 11-24.
Strain(s): 51525354555658596061626364656970261 
DOI: 10.1007/BF02489099

Tsuchikane, Y., Tsuchiya, M., Hindák, F., Nozaki, H., Sekimoto, H. 2012 Zygospore formation between homothallic and heterothallic strains of Closterium. Sex. Plant Reprod., 25, 1-9.
Keywords: Closterium; Conjugation; Homotallism; Heterothallism: Dexual reproduction; Zygospore
Strain(s): 585960616263646567686970261266645814582 
PubMed: 21858438
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-011-0174-z

Tsuchikane, Y., Ito, M., Sekimoto, H. 2008 Reproductive isolation by sex pheromones in the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex (Zygnematales, Charophyceae). J. Phycol., 44, 1197-1203.
Keywords: Closterium; conjugation; pheromone; reproductive isolation; sexual reproduction
Strain(s): 53545859646567686970229261 
PubMed: 27041716
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00577.x

Sekimoto, H., Tanabe, Y., Tsuchikane, Y., Shirosaki, H., Fukuda,H., Demura, T., Ito, M. 2006 Gene expression profiling using cDNA microarray analysis of the sexual reproduction stage of the unicellular charophcean alga Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale comples. Plant Physiol., 141, 271-279.
Strain(s): 6769 
PubMed: 16565296
DOI: 10.1104/pp.116.078048

Tsuchikane, Y., Sekimoto, H. 2019 The genus Closterium, a new model organism to study sexual reproduction in streptophytes. New Phytol., 221, 99-104.
Keywords: charophycean; Closterium; landplants; mating-type; sexual reproduction
Strain(s): 6769 
PubMed: 29992575
DOI: 10.1111/nph.15334

Sekimoto, H., Komiya, A., Tsuyuki, N., Kawai, J., Kanda, N., Ootsuki, R., Suzuki, Y., Toyoda, A., Fujiyama, A., Kasahara, M., Abe, J., Tsuchikane, Y., Nishiyama, T. 2023 A divergent RWP-RK transcription factor determines mating type in heterothallic Closterium. New Phytol., 237, 1636-1651.
Keywords: Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex; mating type; RWP-RK; sex determination; sexual reproduction; streptophyta; Zygnematophyceae
Strain(s): 6769 
PubMed: 36533897
DOI: 10.1111/nph.18662

Sekimoto, H. 2012 Speciation and reproductive isolation in unicellular charophycean alga, Closterium peraceroum-strigosum-littorale complex. IFO Res. Commun., 26, 71-85 (in Japanese with English summary).
Keywords: Closterium: heterothallism; homothallism; reproductive isolation; sex pheromone
Strain(s): 58596061626364656768697026145484551 

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