Strain number NIES-2098  
Phylum Cyanophyta  
Class Cyanophyceae  
Scientific name Calothrix sp.  
Synonym  
Former name Calothrix elenkinii Kossinskaja  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria  
Locality (Date of collection)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source)  
History < IAM (2007) < Ishikawa, Masako  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Ishikawa, Masako  
Identified by Re-identified by DNA analysis at NIES  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2013 Feb]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  MDM (agar)  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  9-10 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  4 M  
Gene information Whole-genome ( AP018172 ) , 16S rRNA ( LC215281 ) , Plasmid DNA ( AP018173 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Filamentous 
Characteristics Nitrogen fixation  (aerobic condition, Modified BG-110 medium, N-Free medium) ; Genome decoded strain  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM M-61
Other strain no. : Ishikawa 103X (1) W-N-F  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic 
Movie  
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-22
Calothrix brevissima Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Soil) Nitrogen fixation  (aerobic condition, Modified BG-110 medium, N-Free medium) ; Chromatic adaptation  
NIES-267
Calothrix parasitica Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Marine (Seaweed) Endophyte in Nemalion (Rhodophyceae) ; Genome decoded strain  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-846
Tychonema bourrellyi Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Planktonic ; Type strain  
NIES-2128
Phormidium sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria    
NIES-3277
Synechococcus leopoliensis Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Genome decoded strain  
NIES-4073
Scytonema sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial (Nostoc commune) Drought tolerance ; Nitrogen fixation  (aerobic condition, Modified BG-110 medium) ; Genome decoded strain  
NIES-2132
Symploca muscorum Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria    
Reference
Hosoya, R., Hamana, K., Isobe, M., Yokota, A. 2005 Polyamine distribution profiles within Cyanobacteria. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 21, 3-8.
Keywords: cyanobacteria; homospermidine; polyamine; spermidine
Strain(s): 19,  21,  22,  28,  30,  34,  37,  41,  44,  45,  50,  73,  78,  79,  80,  81,  204,  208,  510,  512,  515,  592,  593,  610,  843,  846,  847,  2093,  2096,  2098,  2100,  2102,  2107,  2108,  2118,  2119,  2123,  2124,  2125,  2126,  2128,  2129,  2131,  2132,  3259,  3275,  3276,  3277 

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): 21,  22,  25,  26,  30,  39,  44,  73,  87,  88,  267,  592,  806,  843,  932,  970,  2098,  2100,  2107,  2108,  2111,  2549,  3275,  3754,  3756,  3974,  4073,  4074,  4075,  4101,  4103,  4106 
PubMed: 31899489
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz308

Gao, J.-J., Zhang, L.. Peng, R.-H., Wang, B., Feng, H.-J., Li, Z.-J., Yao, Q.-H. 2021 Recombinant expression of Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1 glutathione S-transferase in Arabidopsis thaliana: an efficient tool for phytoremediation of thiocyanate. Biotechnol. Biotechnol. Equip., 34, 494-505.
Keywords: Thiocyanate; Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1; Arabidopsis thaliana; transgenic; enhance phytoremediation; glutathione S-transferase; degradation
Strain(s): 2098,  2134,  4103 
DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2020.1779127

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): 19,  21,  22,  23,  25,  37,  50,  73,  267,  806,  932,  2098,  2100,  2107,  2109,  2111,  2130,  2135,  3275,  3585,  3757,  3974,  4070,  4073,  4074,  4075,  4101,  4102,  4103,  4106 
PubMed: 34677568
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsab024

Carrell, A. A., Lawrence, T. J., Cabugao, K. G. M., Carper, D. L., Pelletier, D. A., Lee, J. H., Jawdy, S., Grimwood, J., Schmutz, J., Hanson, P. J., Shaw, A. J., Weston, D. J. 2022 Habitat-adapted microbial communities mediate Sphagnum peatmoss resilience to warming. New Phytol., 234, 2111-2125.
Keywords: climate change; heat tolerance; microbiome transfer; moss; peatland; Sphagnum; symbiosis; synthetic communities
Strain(s): 25,  81,  2098,  2100,  2107 
DOI: 10.1111/nph.18072

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): 21,  22,  23,  25,  50,  73,  267,  592,  2098,  2100,  2107,  3275,  3754,  3756,  3974,  4073,  4074,  4101,  4103,  4106 
PubMed: 38711016
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-024-02244-z

Giannakopoulos, C., Panou, M., Gkelis, S. 2024 Phylogenetic analysis of Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) based on two novel molecular markers, implicated in the nitrogenase biosynthesis. FEMS Microbiol. Lett.,>, 371, fnad136 (article ID).
Keywords: nitrogenase evolution; phylogeny; taxonomy; novel markers; nif genes; ecophysiological characters
Strain(s): 21,  23,  25,  2098,  2111,  3756,  4074,  4103,  4106 
PubMed: 38168702
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnad136

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