Strain Data

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Strain number		NIES-267
Phylum		Cyanophyta
Class		Cyanophyceae
Scientific name		Calothrix parasitica Thuret ex Bornet & Flauhault
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria
Locality (Date of collection)		Oshoro Bay, Hokkaido, Japan (1972-07-**)
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Marine (Seaweed)
History		< IAM (1983);
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Watanabe, Makoto M.; Ichimura, Terunobu (1972-07-**)
Identified by		Watanabe, Makoto M.
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2014 Feb]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: f/2 Temperature: 20 (20) C Light intensity: 4-10 (13-21) µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 6 M (21 D)
Gene information		Whole-genome ( AP018232 ) , nearly complete genome ( AP018227 ) , Plasmid DNA ( AP018228-AP018232 )
Cell size (min - max)		- 11 μm
Organization		Filamentous
Characteristics		Endophyte in Nemalion (Rhodophyceae) ; Genome decoded strain
Other strain no.		Other collection strain no. : IAM M-172 (=M-226)
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-3974	Calothrix sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Hot spring (Stream Sediment)	Genome decoded strain
NIES-4105	Calothrix sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Terrestrial (Concrete fence)	Nitrogen fixation ; Attached ; Genome decoded strain
NIES-2098	Calothrix sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria		Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium, N-Free medium) ; Genome decoded strain
NIES-22	Calothrix brevissima	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Soil)	Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium, N-Free medium) ; Chromatic adaptation
NIES-2100	Calothrix sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria		Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium, N-Free medium) ; Genome decoded strain

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-2101	Calothrix sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Terrestrial	Drought tolerance ; Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium, N-Free medium) ; Genome decoded strain (Zhu et al. 2017)

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-338	Closterium rostratum	Desmid	Freshwater (Sediment)	Homothallic
NIES-244	Coelastrum astroideum	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)
NIES-268	Calothrix scopulorum	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Marine
NIES-542	Volvox aureus	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Sediment)	Phototaxis
NIES-596	Planktothrix agardhii	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater

Reference
Ichimura, T. & Itoh, T. 1977 17. Preservation methods of microalgae (I) [17. Bisaisôrui no hozonhô (I)]. In Preservation methods of microorganisms [Biseibutsu Hozonhô], Ed. by Nei, T., University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, pp. 355-373 (in Japanese). Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 122, 123, 127, 131, 144, 152, 173, 175, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 198, 200, 203, 206, 217, 226, 227, 241, 266, 267, 268, 295, 309, 310, 334, 338, 379, 436, 448, 450, 455, 527 Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55. Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 257, 259, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 329, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 380, 382, 384, 385, 390, 394, 396, 397, 398, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 468, 469, 474, 478, 479, 480, 481, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 514, 515, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 604, 610, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 672, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729 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): 26, 33, 36, 46, 206, 208, 230, 267, 268, 305, 361, 416, 433, 434, 481, 507, 597, 598, 931, 932, 1031, 2115, 2133, 2135 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 Antonaru, L. A., Cardona, T., Larkum, A. W. D., Nürnberg, D. J. 2020 Global distribution of a chlorophyll f cyanobacterial marker. ISME J., 14, 2275–2287. Strain(s): 267, 593, 3974 PubMed: 32457503 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-0670-y 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 Li, Y. & MChen, M. 2021 The specificity of the bilin lyase CpcS for chromophore attachment to allophycocyanin in the chlorophyll f-containing cyanobacterium Halomicronima hongdechloris. Photosynth. Res., 151, 213–223. Keywords: Allophycocyanin; Bilin lyase; Cyanobacteria; Far-red light photoacclimation; Halomicronema hongdechloris; Photosynthesis Strain(s): 22, 267 PubMed: 34564824 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00878-4 Duque, P., Vieira, C. P., Vieira, J. 2022 Advances in novel animal Vitamin C biosynthesis pathways and the role of prokaryote-based inferences to understand their origin. Genes, 13, 1917 (article ID). Keywords: ascorbic acid; evolution; synthesis; aldonolactone oxidoreductases; insects; nematodes; prokaryotes Strain(s): 267 PubMed: 36292802 DOI: 10.3390/genes13101917 Okuda, Y., Hiraiwa, M., Shimizu, N., Hashimoto, S. 2023 Production of volatile organic iodine compounds by the marine cyanobacterium Calothrix parasitica under different light intensities. Mar. Chem., 248, 104211 (article ID). Keywords: Iodinated hydrocarbons; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Light effects; Phytoplankton Strain(s): 267 DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2023.104211 Giordano, M., Goodman, C. A., Huang, F., Raven, J. A., Ruan, Z. 2022 A mechanistic study of the influence of nitrogen and energy availability on the NH₄⁺ sensitivity of nitrogen assimilation in Synechococcus. J. Exp. Bot., 73, 5596-5611. Keywords: Ammonium; cyanobacteria; glutamine synthetase; limitation; nitrate reductase; nitrite reductase; NtcA regulation; N metabolism Strain(s): 25, 50, 204, 267, 843, 970, 981, 2107, 2134, 2135, 2481, 2549, 3709, 3754, 3756, 3757, 4074 PubMed: 35595516 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac219 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 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 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 Chen, M., Sawicki, A., Wang, F. 2023 Modeling the characteristic residues of chlorophyll f synthase (ChlF) from Halomicronema hongdechloris to Determine Its reaction mechanism. Microorganisms, 11, 2305 (article ID). Keywords: photosystem II; chlorophyll; free radical; cyanobacteria; oxygen evolution center; chlorophyll f biosynthesis Strain(s): 267 PubMed: 37764149 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11092305

Reference

Ichimura, T. & Itoh, T. 1977 17. Preservation methods of microalgae (I) [17. Bisaisôrui no hozonhô (I)]. In Preservation methods of microorganisms [Biseibutsu Hozonhô], Ed. by Nei, T., University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, pp. 355-373 (in Japanese).
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 122, 123, 127, 131, 144, 152, 173, 175, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 198, 200, 203, 206, 217, 226, 227, 241, 266, 267, 268, 295, 309, 310, 334, 338, 379, 436, 448, 450, 455, 527

Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55.
Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 257, 259, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 329, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 380, 382, 384, 385, 390, 394, 396, 397, 398, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 468, 469, 474, 478, 479, 480, 481, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 514, 515, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 604, 610, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 672, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729

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): 26, 33, 36, 46, 206, 208, 230, 267, 268, 305, 361, 416, 433, 434, 481, 507, 597, 598, 931, 932, 1031, 2115, 2133, 2135

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

Antonaru, L. A., Cardona, T., Larkum, A. W. D., Nürnberg, D. J. 2020 Global distribution of a chlorophyll f cyanobacterial marker. ISME J., 14, 2275–2287.
Strain(s): 267, 593, 3974
PubMed: 32457503
DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-0670-y

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

Li, Y. & MChen, M. 2021 The specificity of the bilin lyase CpcS for chromophore attachment to allophycocyanin in the chlorophyll f-containing cyanobacterium Halomicronima hongdechloris. Photosynth. Res., 151, 213–223.
Keywords: Allophycocyanin; Bilin lyase; Cyanobacteria; Far-red light photoacclimation; Halomicronema hongdechloris; Photosynthesis
Strain(s): 22, 267
PubMed: 34564824
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00878-4

Duque, P., Vieira, C. P., Vieira, J. 2022 Advances in novel animal Vitamin C biosynthesis pathways and the role of prokaryote-based inferences to understand their origin. Genes, 13, 1917 (article ID).
Keywords: ascorbic acid; evolution; synthesis; aldonolactone oxidoreductases; insects; nematodes; prokaryotes
Strain(s): 267
PubMed: 36292802
DOI: 10.3390/genes13101917

Okuda, Y., Hiraiwa, M., Shimizu, N., Hashimoto, S. 2023 Production of volatile organic iodine compounds by the marine cyanobacterium Calothrix parasitica under different light intensities. Mar. Chem., 248, 104211 (article ID).
Keywords: Iodinated hydrocarbons; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Light effects; Phytoplankton
Strain(s): 267
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2023.104211

Giordano, M., Goodman, C. A., Huang, F., Raven, J. A., Ruan, Z. 2022 A mechanistic study of the influence of nitrogen and energy availability on the NH₄⁺ sensitivity of nitrogen assimilation in Synechococcus. J. Exp. Bot., 73, 5596-5611.
Keywords: Ammonium; cyanobacteria; glutamine synthetase; limitation; nitrate reductase; nitrite reductase; NtcA regulation; N metabolism
Strain(s): 25, 50, 204, 267, 843, 970, 981, 2107, 2134, 2135, 2481, 2549, 3709, 3754, 3756, 3757, 4074
PubMed: 35595516
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac219

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

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

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

Chen, M., Sawicki, A., Wang, F. 2023 Modeling the characteristic residues of chlorophyll f synthase (ChlF) from Halomicronema hongdechloris to Determine Its reaction mechanism. Microorganisms, 11, 2305 (article ID).
Keywords: photosystem II; chlorophyll; free radical; cyanobacteria; oxygen evolution center; chlorophyll f biosynthesis
Strain(s): 267
PubMed: 37764149
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11092305

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