Strain number NIES-2133  
Phylum Cyanophyta  
Class Cyanophyceae  
Scientific name Thermosynechococcus elongatus Katoh, Itoh, Shen & Ikeuchi  
Synonym Synechococcus elongatous  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria  
Locality (Date of collection) Beppu Hot Spring, Beppu, Oita, Japan  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Hot spring  
History < IAM (2007);  
Isolator (Date of isolation)  
Identified by  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2014 Mar]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  BG-11  
Temperature:  50 C
Light intensity:  50-70 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  12L:12D
Duration:  21 D  
Gene information Whole-genome ( BA000039 )  
Cell size (min - max) 1 - 5 μm  
Organization  
Characteristics Thermophilic (opt. 57℃() ; Genome decoded strain  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM M-273
Other strain no. : BP-1  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Fragile species to temperature changes; Axenic 
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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-416
Aphanocapsa montana Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (River water)  
NIES-433
Chamaesiphon polymorphus Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Lake water)  
NIES-208
Oscillatoria rosea Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Marine (Seawater) Genome decoded strain (Zhu et al. 2017)  
NIES-481
Myxosarcina burmensis Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Stream water)  
NIES-267
Calothrix parasitica Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Marine (Seaweed) Endophyte in Nemalion (Rhodophyceae) ; Genome decoded strain  
Reference
Hamana, K., Kobayashi, M., Yokota, A., Sekiguchi, H., Niitsu, M. 2008 Cellular polyamine profiles in cyanobacteria. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 24, 3-8.
Keywords: cyanobacteria; homospermidine; polyamine; spermine; thermospermine
Strain(s): 263336462062082302672683053614164334344815075975989319321031211521332135 

Lianga, Y., Kaczmarek, M. B., Kasprzak, A. K., Tang, J., Shah, M. M. R., Jin, P., Klepacz-Smółk, A., Cheng, J. J., Ledakowicz, S., Daroch, M. 2018 Thermosynechococcaceae as a source of thermostable C-phycocyanins: properties and molecular insights. Algal Res., 35, 223-235.
Keywords: Cyanobacteria; Phycocyanin; Thermophile; Thermostability; Phycobilisome; Natural pigment
Strain(s): 21332134 
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.08.037

Conradi, F. D., Mullineaux, C. W., Wilde, A. 2020 The role of the cyanobacterial Type IV pilus machinery in finding and maintaining a favourable environment. Life-Basel, 10, 252 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2133 
PubMed: 33114175
DOI: 10.3390/life10110252

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