Strain number NIES-2176  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Trebouxiophyceae  
Scientific name Auxenochlorella protothecoides (Krüger) Kalina & Puncochárová  
Synonym  
Former name Formerly identified as Chlorella sp., re-identified at NIES by DNA analysis  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) (The freshwater sponge Spongilla fluviatalis)  
History < IAM (2007) < BIU (UTEX; 1965);  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Lewin, Ralph A.  
Identified by Re-identified by NIES  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  Pro (agar)  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  8-15 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  3 M  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( AB488571 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM C-201; UTEX 838; CCAP 211/22
 
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic 
Movie  
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-1826
Epipyxis glabra   Freshwater (Pond water) Mixotrophic ; Phagotrophic  
NIES-2175
Chromochloris zofingiensis Green alga   Terrestrial (Soil)  
NIES-2160
Parachlorella kessleri Green alga   Freshwater Starch production (Nakamura et al. 1982)  
NIES-36
Unidentified cyanobacterium Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial  
NIES-553
Chaetoceros socialis Centric diatom   Marine (Seawater) Red tide  
Reference
Kessler, E. & Huss, V. A. R. 1992 Comparative physiology and biochemistry and taxonomic assignment of the Chlorella (Chlorophyceae) strains of the Culture Collection of the University of Texas at Austin. J. Phycol., 28, 550-553.
Keywords: chemotaxonomy; Chlorella; Chlorophyta; UTEX culture collection; utilization for research and biotechnology
Strain(s): 686,  687,  2150,  2151,  2160,  2163,  2169,  2175,  2176 
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1992.00550.x

Fukuda, S., Iwamoto, K., Atsumi, M., Yokoyama, A., Nakayama, T., Ishida, K-I., Inouye, I., Shiraiwa, Y. 2014 Global searches for microalgae and aquatic plants that can eliminate radioactive cesium, iodine and strontium from the radio-polluted aquatic environment: a bioremediation strategy. J. Plant Res., 127, 79-89.
Keywords: Algal phytoremediation; Bioaccumulation; Radiopollution; Radionuclide elimination; Radioactive cesium; The Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant accident
Strain(s): 24,  36,  71,  155,  160,  203,  233,  246,  329,  333,  391,  405,  417,  440,  487,  503,  529,  531,  538,  548,  553,  587,  597,  678,  727,  805,  843,  859,  931,  995,  1003,  1012,  1015,  1017,  1031,  1044,  1045,  1259,  1326,  1331,  1377,  1382,  1388,  1411,  1435,  1439,  1440,  1441,  1442,  1458,  1728,  1826,  1831,  1833,  1840,  1846,  1862,  1865,  1956,  2131,  2144,  2146,  2147,  2150,  2175,  2176,  2185,  2268,  2325,  2341,  2352,  2377,  2412,  2437,  2854,  2855,  2856,  2858,  2859,  2860 
PubMed: 24346654
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-013-0596-9

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