Strain number NIES-2881  
Phylum Cyanophyta  
Class Cyanophyceae  
Scientific name Prochlorococcus sp.  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria ; Picoplankton  
Locality (Date of collection) North Atlantic Ocean (Depth -120m) (1990-04-01)  
Latitude / Longitude 37.65 /  
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Seawater)  
History < RCC (2013);  
Isolator (Date of isolation)  
Identified by  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Non-clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  PRO-99  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  3-7 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  21 D  
Gene information dnaN ( CP000553 )  
Cell size (min - max) - 1 μm  
Organization Unicellular; Non-flagellate 
Characteristics Picoplankton ; Clade: Low Light - LLI  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : RCC158
Other strain no. : NATL1-M98; FP12  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Unstable 
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Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
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-2086
Prochlorococcus marinus Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria ; Picoplankton   Marine (Seawater) Picoplankton  
NIES-2087
Prochlorococcus marinus Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria ; Picoplankton   Marine (Seawater) Picoplankton ; Genome decoded strain  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-3376
Prochlorococcus sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria ; Picoplankton   Marine (Seawater) Picoplankton ; Clade: Low Light - LLII  
NIES-2880
Prochlorococcus marinus Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria ; Picoplankton   Marine (Seawater) Picoplankton ; Clade: Low Light - LLI  
NIES-2882
Prochlorococcus sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria ; Picoplankton   Marine (Seawater) Picoplankton ; Clade: Low Light (should be HLII: contam by SS120 ?)  
Reference
Partensky, F., Hoepffner, N., Li, W. K. W., Ulloa, O., Vaulot, D. 1993 Photoacclimation of Prochlorococcus sp. (Prochlorophyta) strains isolated from the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Plant Physiol., 101, 285-296.
Strain(s): 28802881 
PubMed: 12231684
DOI: 10.1104/pp.101.1.285

Scanlan, D. J., Hess, W. R., Partensky, F., Newman, J., Vaulot, D. 1996 High degree of genetic variation in Prochlorococcus (Prochlorophyta) revealed by RFLP analysis. Eur. J. Phycol., 31, 1-9.
Strain(s): 288028812882 
DOI: 10.1080/09670269600651131

Kettler, G., Martiny, A. C., Huang, K., Zucker, J., Coleman, M. L., Rodrigue, S., Chen, F., Lapidus, A., Ferriera, S., Johnson, J., Steglich, C., Church, G. M., Richardson, P., Chisholm, S. W. 2007 Patterns and implications of gene gain and loss in the evolution of Prochlorococcus. PLoS One, 3, e231 (article ID).
Strain(s): 28813376 
PubMed: 18159947
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030231

Morel, A., Ahn, Y.-H., Partensky, F., Vaulot, D., Claustre, H. 1993 Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus: a comparative study of their optical properties in relation to their size and pigmentation. J. Mar. Res., 51, 617-649.
Strain(s): 28802881 
DOI: 10.1357/0022240933223963

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