Strain number NIES-4105  
Phylum Cyanophyta  
Class Cyanophyceae  
Scientific name Calothrix sp.  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria  
Locality (Date of collection) Aki River, Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan (2009-05-**)  
Latitude / Longitude 35.7200292 / 139.264557 
Habitat (Isolation source) Terrestrial (Concrete fence)  
History < Katayama, Mitsunori  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Katayama, Mitsunori (2009-10-**)  
Identified by Katayama, Mitsunori  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 May]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  BG-11 (agar)  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  7 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  2 M  
Gene information Whole-genome ( AP018290 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Filamentous 
Characteristics Nitrogen fixation ; Attached ; Genome decoded strain  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : CIT034  
Remarks Not available; Cryopreserved; Axenic 
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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-22
Calothrix brevissima Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Soil) Nitrogen fixation  (aerobic condition, Modified BG-110 medium, N-Free medium) ; Chromatic adaptation  
NIES-267
Calothrix parasitica Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Marine (Seaweed) Endophyte in Nemalion (Rhodophyceae) ; Genome decoded strain  
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-2111
Nostoc sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial Drought tolerance ; Genome decoded strain  
NIES-4106
Pelatocladus sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial (Soil) Nitrogen fixation ; Attached ; Genome decoded strain  
NIES-2107
Nostoc carneum Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Chromatic adaptation ; Genome decoded strain  
NIES-2109
Nostoc sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial Drought tolerance ; Genome decoded strain  
NIES-3757
Stanieria sp. Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Terrestrial (Water) Genome decoded strain  
Reference
Singh, H. W., Wada, R. M., Sherwood, A. R. 2018 Diurnal patterns of airborne algae in the Hawaiian Islands: a preliminary study. Aerobiologia, 34, 363–373.
Keywords: Chlorophyta; Cyanobacteria; Green algae; Trade winds; Universal Plastid Amplicon
Strain(s): 37554105 
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-018-9519-5

Baqué, M., Napoli, A., Fagliarone, C., Moeller, R., de Vera, J. P., Billi, D. 2020 Carotenoid raman signatures are better preserved in dried cells of the desert cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis than in hydrated counterparts after high-dose gamma irradiation. Life-Basel, 10, 83 (article ID).
Keywords: biosignatures; extremophiles; ionizing radiation; Raman spectroscopy; cyanobacteria; Mars exploration
Strain(s): 252100407341034105 
PubMed: 32521820
DOI: 10.3390/life10060083

Nowruzi, B. & MShalygin, S. 2021 Multiple phylogenies reveal a true taxonomic position of Dulcicalothrix alborzica sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria). Fottea, 21, 235-246.
Keywords: new species; polyphasic approach; rbcL; rpoC1; 16S–23S ITS
Strain(s): 4105 
DOI: 10.5507/fot.2021.008

Lee, A. K., Wei, J. H., Welander, P. V. 2023 De novo cholesterol biosynthesis in bacteria. Nat. Commun., 14, 2904 (article ID).
Strain(s): 4105 
PubMed: 37217541
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38638-8

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): 257326721002107210921112130375537563757397440734102410341054106 
PubMed: 37603862
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00112

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