Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-2130
Phylum		Cyanophyta
Class		Cyanophyceae
Scientific name		Scytonema sp.
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria
Locality (Date of collection)		Harima Campus for Science, Univrersity of Hyogo, Himeji, Hyogo Japan (2002--)
Latitude / Longitude		34.928516 / 134.445362
Habitat (Isolation source)		Terrestrial
History		< IAM (2007) < Katoh, Hiroshi
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Katoh, Hiroshi
Identified by		Katoh, Hiroshi
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2013 Feb]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: BG-11 (agar) Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 5-9 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 4 M
Gene information		Whole-genome ( MRCF01000179 ) , 16S rRNA ( AB694934 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization		Filamentous
Characteristics		Drought tolerance ; Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium, N-Free medium) ; Genome decoded strain (Zhu et al. 2017)
Other strain no.		Other collection strain no. : IAM M-291 Other strain no. : HK-05
Remarks		Cryopreserved; Axenic
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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-1956	Scytonema javanicum	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Terrestrial	Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium, N-Free medium)
NIES-4073	Scytonema sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Terrestrial (Nostoc commune)	Drought tolerance ; Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium) ; Genome decoded strain

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-2109	Nostoc sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Terrestrial	Drought tolerance ; Genome decoded strain
NIES-37	Tolypothrix tenuis	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria		Heterotrophic ; Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium, N-Free medium) ; Chromatic adaptation ; Material for studying on phycobilin production ; Material for studying on phycobilin production ; Genome decoded strain
NIES-81	Aphanizomenon flos-aquae	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; anatoxin (-) ; saxitoxin (-) ; Offensive odor ; Draft genome sequence (Cao et al. 2014)
NIES-3756	Nostoc sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Terrestrial (Water)	Genome decoded strain (Hirose et al. 2016)
NIES-932	Raphidiopsis curvata	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Pond water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Planktonic ; Gram negative ; Genome decoded strain

Reference
Zhu, T., Hou, S., Lu, X., Hess, W. R. 2017 Draft genome sequences of nine cyanobacterial strains from diverse habitats. GenomeA, 5, e01676-16 (article ID). Strain(s): 30, 208, 592, 593, 1031, 2101, 2119, 2130 PubMed: 28254973 DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01676-16 Johansen, JR., Mareš, J., Pietrasiak, N., Bohunická, M., Zima, J Jr., Štenclová, L., Hauer, T. 2017 Highly divergent 16S rRNA sequences in ribosomal operons of Scytonema hyalinum (Cyanobacteria). PLoS One, 12, e0186393 (article ID). Strain(s): 2130, 4073 PubMed: 29073157 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186393 Lin, W., Zhao, D., Luo, J. 2018 Distribution of alkaline phosphatase genes in cyanobacteria and the role of alkaline phosphatase on the acquisition of phosphorus from dissolved organic phosphorus for cyanobacterial growth. J. Appl. Phycol., 30, 839-850. Keywords: Alkaline; phosphatase; Cyanobacteria; Dissolved organic phosphorus; Distribution Strain(s): 30, 39, 81, 2130, 2549, 3756 DOI: 10.1007/s10811-017-1267-3 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 Arsın, S., Delbaje, E., Jokela, J., Wahlsten, M., Farrar, Z. M., Permi, P., Fewer, D. 2023 A plastic biosynthetic pathway for the production of structurally distinct microbial sunscreens. ACS Chem. Biol., 18, 1959–1967. Strain(s): 25, 73, 267, 2100, 2107, 2109, 2111, 2130, 3755, 3756, 3757, 3974, 4073, 4102, 4103, 4105, 4106 PubMed: 37603862 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00112 Haraguchi, Y., Okamoto, Y., Asahi, T., Shimizu, T. 2025 Nitrogenous fertilizer-free microalgal culture using nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria-derived extracts for sustainable food production. Phycol. Res., 73, 60-69. Keywords: ammonium; cultured meat; nitrogen-fixation; nitrogenous fertilizer reduction; sustainability Strain(s): 2130 DOI: 10.1111/pre.12574

Reference

Zhu, T., Hou, S., Lu, X., Hess, W. R. 2017 Draft genome sequences of nine cyanobacterial strains from diverse habitats. GenomeA, 5, e01676-16 (article ID).
Strain(s): 30, 208, 592, 593, 1031, 2101, 2119, 2130
PubMed: 28254973
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01676-16

Johansen, JR., Mareš, J., Pietrasiak, N., Bohunická, M., Zima, J Jr., Štenclová, L., Hauer, T. 2017 Highly divergent 16S rRNA sequences in ribosomal operons of Scytonema hyalinum (Cyanobacteria). PLoS One, 12, e0186393 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2130, 4073
PubMed: 29073157
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186393

Lin, W., Zhao, D., Luo, J. 2018 Distribution of alkaline phosphatase genes in cyanobacteria and the role of alkaline phosphatase on the acquisition of phosphorus from dissolved organic phosphorus for cyanobacterial growth. J. Appl. Phycol., 30, 839-850.
Keywords: Alkaline; phosphatase; Cyanobacteria; Dissolved organic phosphorus; Distribution
Strain(s): 30, 39, 81, 2130, 2549, 3756
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-017-1267-3

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

Arsın, S., Delbaje, E., Jokela, J., Wahlsten, M., Farrar, Z. M., Permi, P., Fewer, D. 2023 A plastic biosynthetic pathway for the production of structurally distinct microbial sunscreens. ACS Chem. Biol., 18, 1959–1967.
Strain(s): 25, 73, 267, 2100, 2107, 2109, 2111, 2130, 3755, 3756, 3757, 3974, 4073, 4102, 4103, 4105, 4106
PubMed: 37603862
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00112

Haraguchi, Y., Okamoto, Y., Asahi, T., Shimizu, T. 2025 Nitrogenous fertilizer-free microalgal culture using nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria-derived extracts for sustainable food production. Phycol. Res., 73, 60-69.
Keywords: ammonium; cultured meat; nitrogen-fixation; nitrogenous fertilizer reduction; sustainability
Strain(s): 2130
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12574

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