Strain number NIES-3376  
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 -10m) (1990-04-01)  
Latitude / Longitude 38.98 /  
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Seawater)  
History < RCC (2013);  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Partensky, F. (1990-04-01)  
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  
Cell size (min - max) - 1 μm  
Organization Unicellular; Non-flagellate 
Characteristics Picoplankton ; Clade: Low Light - LLII  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : RCC315
Other strain no. : NATL2-M98C2B  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Unstable 
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Related strain information
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Related strain information
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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  
Reference
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

Komatsu, H., Wada, K., Kanjoh, T., Miyashita, H., Sato, M., Kawachi, M., Kobayashi, M. 2016 Unique chlorophylls in picoplankton Prochlorococcus sp. “Physicochemical properties of divinyl chlorophylls, and the discovery of monovinyl chlorophyll b as well as divinyl chlorophyll b in the species Prochlorococcus NIES-2086.” Photosynth. Res., 130, 445-467.
Keywords: Chlorophyll; Divinyl chlorophyll; Pheophytin; Photosynthesis; Prochlorococcus
Strain(s): 2086208728843376 
PubMed: 27334004
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-016-0283-5

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