Strain Data

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Strain number NIES-2108  
Phylum Cyanophyta  
Class Cyanophyceae  
Scientific name Nostoc punctiforme (Kützing) Hariot  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria  
Locality (Date of collection)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Terrestrial (The lichen Peltigera didactyla)  
History < IAM (2007) < Watanabe, Atsushi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Atsushi  
Identified by Watanabe, Atsushi  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition) 		Medium:  MDM (agar)  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  13-18 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  3 M  
Gene information Whole-genome ( LXQE00000000 ) , TDH ( KC693752 ) , treH ( AB427107 ) , treZ, treY, treH ( AB439289 )  
Cell size (min - max) 4 - 6 μm  
Organization Filamentous 
Characteristics Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-110 medium, N-Free medium) ; Genome decoded strain ; Chromatic adaptation  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM M-15
 
Remarks Cryopreserved; Very slow growth 
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Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-21
 		Nostoc sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Genome decoded strain  
NIES-4103
 		Nostoc sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Water) Genome decoded strain  
NIES-24
 		Nostoc commune Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial (Plant (The moss Cavicularia densa)) Drought tolerance ; Epiphytic  
NIES-2114
 		Nostoc commune Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial Drought tolerance  
NIES-3756
 		Nostoc sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial (Water) Genome decoded strain (Hirose et al. 2016)  
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-2109
 		Nostoc sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial Drought tolerance ; Genome decoded strain  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-2124
 		Unidentified cyanobacterium Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria    
NIES-592
 		Mastigocladus sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Hot spring (Water) Benthic ; Genome decoded strain (Zhu et al. 2017)  
NIES-50
 		Aulosira laxa Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-110 medium, N-Free medium) ; Genome decoded strain  
NIES-204
 		Planktothrix agardhii Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Lake water) Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Type strain (Suda, S. et al. 2002) ; Genome decoded strain (Shimura et al. 2021)  
NIES-79
 		Dolichospermum pseudocompactum Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Lake water) Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Planktonic  
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 

Arima, H., Horiguchi, N., Takaichi, S., Kofuji, R., Ishida, K-I., Wada, K., Sakamoto, T. 2012 Molecular genetic and chemotaxonomic characterization of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune and its neighboring species. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 79, 34-45.
Keywords: Anhydrobiosis; carotenoid; ferredoxin-NADP; oxidoreductase; nitrate/nitrite transporter; random amplified polymorphic DNA; water stress protein
Strain(s): 24,  28,  2107,  2108,  2538,  2539 
PubMed: 22066798
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01195.x

Yoshida, T., Sakamoto, T. 2009 Water-stress induced trehalose accumulation and control of trehalase in the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme IAM M-15. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 55, 135-145.
Keywords: compatible solute, desiccation tolerance, post-translational regulation, terrestrial cyanobacterium
Strain(s): 2108 
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.55.135

Inoue-Sakamoto, K., Tanji, Y., Yamaba, M., Natsume, T., Masaura, T., Asano, T., Nishiuchi, T., Sakamoto, T. 2018 Characterization of extracellular matrix components from the desiccation-tolerant cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 64, 15-25.
Keywords: anhydrobiosis; desiccation tolerance; extracellular polysaccharide (EPS); superoxide dismutase (SOD); water stress protein (WspA)
Strain(s): 2108,  2538,  3989,  3990,  3991 
PubMed: 29225284
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.2017.03.001

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

Gu, S., Dai, X., Niu, Q., Jiang, J., Liu, Y. 2021 Molecular, structural and biochemical characterization of a novel recombinant chlorophyllase from cyanobacterium Oscillatoria acuminata PCC 6304. Microb. Cell. Fact., 20, 14 (article ID).
Keywords: Chlorophyllase; Oscillatoria acuminata PCC 6304; Biochemical characteristic; Substrate specifcity; Catalytic triad
Strain(s): 2108 
DOI: 10.1186/s12934-020-01507-w

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): 21,  23,  25,  26,  267,  2108,  2111,  3756,  4073,  4074,  4075,  4103 
PubMed: 35851984
DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12514

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