Strain number NIES-3373  
Phylum Cyanophyta  
Class Cyanophyceae  
Scientific name Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont var. salina Kuroiwa & Tasaki  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria  
Locality (Date of collection) Barr Al-Hikman, Oman (2011-11-25)  
Latitude / Longitude 20.5902 / 58.26908055 
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Tidal flat sediment)  
History < Kuroiwa, Youichi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Kuroiwa, Youichi (2012-11-15)  
Identified by Kuroiwa, Youichi  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic[2016 May]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  IMK + NaCl  
Temperature:  37 C
Light intensity:  9-10 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  3 M  
Gene information 16S rRNA ( AB873003 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Filamentous 
Characteristics Thermophilic ; Halophilic ; Attached ; Type strain (Kuroiwa et al. 2014)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : BAH8-10-45  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Fragile species to temperature changes; Read and agree "How to order 4.1" 
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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-2412
Acaryochloris marina Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Marine (Seaweed) Halophilic ; Contains chlorophyll d  
NIES-2134
Thermosynechococcus vulcanus Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Hot spring Thermophilic (opt. 57℃() ; Genome decoded strain  
NIES-2086
Prochlorococcus marinus Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria ; Picoplankton   Marine (Seawater) Picoplankton  
Reference
Kuroiwa, Y., Al-Maamari, R. S., Tasaki, M., Okamura, K., Sueyoshi, M., Nakashima, A., Yoshida, E., Suzuki, K. 2014 Spirulina subsalsa var. salina var. nov.: Thermo-halotolerant cyanobacteria accumulating two kinds of compatible solute, originated from the Sultanate of Oman. J. Environ. Biotechnol., 14, 43-56.
Keywords: Spirulina subsalsa var. salina var. nov.; Halospirulina; halotolerant; glycine betamine; O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-glycerole
Strain(s): 3373 

Hamana, K., Furuchi, T., Hayashi, H., Niitsu, M. 2016 Additional analysis of cyanobacterial polyamines ─ Distributions of spermidine, homospermidine, spermine, and thermospermine within the phylum Cyanobacteria. ─ Microb. Resour. Syst., 32, 179-186.
Keywords: cyanobacteria; homospermidine; polyamine; thermospermine
Strain(s): 208620872134241225393373 
DOI: 10.60369/microresys.32.2_179

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