Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-398
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Volvox carteri F.Stein
Synonym		Merrillosphaera carteri var. manilana W.R.Shaw 1922; Merrillosphaera Carteri var. typica W.R.Shaw 1922
Former name
Common name		Green alga ; Volvocine alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Asai, Ichinomiya Aichi, Japan (1983-06-12)
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Paddy water)
History		< Ogasawara, Yoshikazu
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Ogasawara, Yoshikazu (1983-06-16)
Identified by
State of strain		Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2018 Feb]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: VT Temperature: 22 C Light intensity: 21-29 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 1 M
Gene information		18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S ( LC004704 ) , atpA ( GU169523 ) , petD ( GU169551 ) , cob ( GU169474 ) , ypt4 ( GU169686 )
Cell size (min - max)		- 270 μm
Organization		Colonial; Flagellate
Characteristics		Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Male ; Crosses with NIES-397
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : V-11
Remarks		Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; 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-397	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Paddy water)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-398
NIES-732	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-733
NIES-733	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Male ; Crosses with NIES-732
NIES-865	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga		Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female
NIES-580	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-581

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-541	Volvox aureus	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Sediment)	Phototaxis
NIES-734	Volvox rousseletii	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater	Phototaxis

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-151	Micractinium pusillum	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)
NIES-512	Pseudanabaena foetida	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Pond water)	Offensive odor ; Test strain (Nagai, T., 2016) ; 2-MIB production (Iwase et al. 2010) ; Type strain (Tuji & Niiyama 2016)
NIES-58	Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex	Desmid	Freshwater (Paddy water)	Heterothallic: Mating type (−) ; Mating group II A
NIES-289	Gonium viridistellatum	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-288
NIES-579	Yamagishiella unicocca	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond sediment)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-578

Reference
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 Smith, D. R., Lee, R. W. 2010 Low nucleotide diversity for the expanded organelle and nuclear genomes of Volvox carteri supports the mutational-hazard hypothesis. Mol. Biol. Evol., 27, 2244-2256. Keywords: genetic diversity; mitochondrial genome; plastid genome; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; green algae; genome architecture Strain(s): 397, 398 PubMed: 20430860 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq110 Kawafune K., Hongoh, Y., Hamaji, T ., Sakamoto, T., Kurata, T., Hirooka, S., Miyagishima, S., Nozaki, H. 2015 Two different rickettsial bacteria invading Volvox carteri. PLoS One, 10, e0116192 (article ID). Strain(s): 397, 398, 732, 733, 866 PubMed: 25671568 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116192

Reference

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

Smith, D. R., Lee, R. W. 2010 Low nucleotide diversity for the expanded organelle and nuclear genomes of Volvox carteri supports the mutational-hazard hypothesis. Mol. Biol. Evol., 27, 2244-2256.
Keywords: genetic diversity; mitochondrial genome; plastid genome; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; green algae; genome architecture
Strain(s): 397, 398
PubMed: 20430860
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq110

Kawafune K., Hongoh, Y., Hamaji, T ., Sakamoto, T., Kurata, T., Hirooka, S., Miyagishima, S., Nozaki, H. 2015 Two different rickettsial bacteria invading Volvox carteri. PLoS One, 10, e0116192 (article ID).
Strain(s): 397, 398, 732, 733, 866
PubMed: 25671568
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116192

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