Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-40
Phylum		Cyanophyta
Class		Cyanophyceae
Scientific name		Dolichospermum affine (Lemmermann) Wacklin, Hoffmann & Komárek
Synonym		Anabaena affinis Lemmermann 1898; Anabaena catenula var. affinis (Lemmermann) Geitler 1932; Anabaena affinis var. holsatica Lemmermann 1903
Former name		Anabaena affinis Lemmermann
Common name		Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria
Locality (Date of collection)		Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, Japan (1974-08-**)
Latitude / Longitude		36.0428477398 / 140.373233439
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Lake water)
History		< IAM (1983);
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Watanabe, Makoto M.; Ichimura, Terunobu (1974-08-**)
Identified by		Watanabe, Makoto M.
State of strain		Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: CT Temperature: 22 C Light intensity: 19-24 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 1 M
Gene information		16S rRNA ( AY701541 AF247591 ) , pcB-pcA ( AF427973 AY702211 )
Cell size (min - max)		5 - 9 μm
Organization		Filamentous
Characteristics		Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko)
Other strain no.		Other collection strain no. : IAM M-168
Remarks		Unstable
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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-4036	Dolichospermum affine	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)
NIES-1639	Dolichospermum affine	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Offensive odor ; Planktonic
NIES-1640	Dolichospermum affine	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Offensive odor ; Planktonic
NIES-1641	Dolichospermum affine	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Planktonic
NIES-1642	Dolichospermum affine	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Planktonic

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-810	Dolichospermum planctonicum	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Planktonic
NIES-1669	Dolichospermum flos-aquae	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Toxicity ; anatoxin-a (+) ; Planktonic
NIES-824	Dolichospermum smithii	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Offensive odor ; geosmin production (Matsushita et al. 2010)
NIES-1668	Dolichospermum flos-aquae	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Planktonic
NIES-41	Dolichospermum circinale	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko)

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-460	Eudorina illinoisensis	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (male) ; Crosses with NIES-459
NIES-174	Closterium moniliferum	Desmid	Freshwater (Pond sediment)	Homothallic
NIES-305	Pseudanabaena sp.	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Sediment)
NIES-672	Oltmannsiellopsis geminata		Marine (Seawater)
NIES-144	Haematococcus lacustris	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)	Astaxanthin production ; Genome decoded strain (Morimoto et al. 2017) ; Homothallic ; Isogamous

Reference
Ichimura, T. & Itoh, T. 1977 17. Preservation methods of microalgae (I) [17. Bisaisôrui no hozonhô (I)]. In Preservation methods of microorganisms [Biseibutsu Hozonhô], Ed. by Nei, T., University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, pp. 355-373 (in Japanese). Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 122, 123, 127, 131, 144, 152, 173, 175, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 198, 200, 203, 206, 217, 226, 227, 241, 266, 267, 268, 295, 309, 310, 334, 338, 379, 436, 448, 450, 455, 527 Li, R., Yokota, A., Sugiyama, J., Watanabe, M., Hiroki, M., Watanabe, M. M. 1998 Chemotaxonomy of planktonic cyanobacteria based on non-polar and 3-hydroxy fatty acid composition. Phycol. Res., 46, 21-28. Keywords: 3-hydroxy fatty acids; chemotaxonomy; fatty acid; non-polar fatty acids; planktonic cyanobacteria Strain(s): 27, 40, 44, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 98, 102, 104, 111, 112, 204, 205, 207, 298, 604, 810, 821, 825, 826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.1998.tb00093.x 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 Neilan, B. A., Jacobs, D., Goodman, A. E. 1995 Genetic diversity and phylogeny of toxic cyanobacteria determined by DNA polymorphisms within the phycocyanin locus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 61, 3875-3883. Strain(s): 24, 40, 41, 44, 73, 76, 78, 80, 81, 87, 89, 98, 102, 107, 111, 112, 204, 207, 298 PubMed: 8526499 Watanabe, M. M., Kasai, F., Hiwatari, T., Suda, S., Nei, T. 1984 Cryopreservation of microalgae in liquid nitrogen - Survival of algal cultures after freezing. Jpn. J. Freez. Dry., 30, 23-26 (in Japanese with English title). Strain(s): 18, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101, 120, 122, 131, 135, 137, 144, 151, 204, 207, 213, 257, 263, 379, 415, 2219, 2235, 2239, 2579 Yamamoto, Y. & Suzuki, K. 1990 Distribution and algal-lysing activity of fruiting myxobacteria in Lake Suwa. J. Phycol., 26, 457-462. Keywords: algal-lysing activity; cyanobacteria; fruiting myxobacteria Strain(s): 19, 40, 44, 99, 102, 112 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1990.00457.x Li, R., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2000 Taxonomic studies of planktic species of Anabaena based on morphological characteristics in cultured strains. Hydrobiologia, 438, 117-138. Keywords: Anabaena; cyanobacteria; identification; morphology; planktic; taxonomy Strain(s): 40, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 263, 1652, 1653, 1667, 1672, 1673, 1677, 1695 DOI: 10.1023/A:1004170230774 Hodoki, Y., Ohbayashi, K., Kobayashi, Y., Okuda, N., Nakano, S. 2012 Detection and identiﬁcation of potentially toxic cyanobacteria: Ubiquitous distribution of Microcystis aeruginosa and Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi in Japanese lakes. Harmful Algae, 16, 49-57. Keywords: Anatoxin-a; Automated rRNA intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA); Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi; Cyanotoxin; Microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa Strain(s): 30, 40, 77, 102, 111, 230, 512, 843, 905, 928, 932, 937, 991, 1645, 1669, 1698, 1729, 1950, 2116 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2012.01.003 Baker, J. A., Entsch, B., McKay, D. B. 2003 The cyanobiont in an Azolla fern is neither Anabaena nor Nostoc. FEMS Mircobiol. Lett., 229, 43-47. Keywords: Azolla fern; Cyanobacterial symbiont; Phylogenetic relationship Strain(s): 40, 80 PubMed: 14659541 DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00784-5 Beltran, E. C., Neilan, B. 2000 Geographical segregation of the neurotoxin-producing cyanobacterium Anabaena circinalis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 66, 4468-4474. Strain(s): 19, 21, 23, 40, 41, 80 PubMed: 11010900 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.10.4468-4474.2000 Suradkar, A., Villanueva, C., Gaysina, LA., Casamatta, DA., Saraf, A., Dighe, G., Mergu, R., Singh, P. 2017 Nostoc thermotolerans sp. nov., a soil-dwelling species of Nostoc (Cyanobacteria). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1296-1305. Keywords: cyanobacteria; Taxonomy; Nostoc Strain(s): 21, 40, 50, 3756 PubMed: 28109209 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001800

Reference

Ichimura, T. & Itoh, T. 1977 17. Preservation methods of microalgae (I) [17. Bisaisôrui no hozonhô (I)]. In Preservation methods of microorganisms [Biseibutsu Hozonhô], Ed. by Nei, T., University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, pp. 355-373 (in Japanese).
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 122, 123, 127, 131, 144, 152, 173, 175, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 198, 200, 203, 206, 217, 226, 227, 241, 266, 267, 268, 295, 309, 310, 334, 338, 379, 436, 448, 450, 455, 527

Li, R., Yokota, A., Sugiyama, J., Watanabe, M., Hiroki, M., Watanabe, M. M. 1998 Chemotaxonomy of planktonic cyanobacteria based on non-polar and 3-hydroxy fatty acid composition. Phycol. Res., 46, 21-28.
Keywords: 3-hydroxy fatty acids; chemotaxonomy; fatty acid; non-polar fatty acids; planktonic cyanobacteria
Strain(s): 27, 40, 44, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 98, 102, 104, 111, 112, 204, 205, 207, 298, 604, 810, 821, 825, 826
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.1998.tb00093.x

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

Neilan, B. A., Jacobs, D., Goodman, A. E. 1995 Genetic diversity and phylogeny of toxic cyanobacteria determined by DNA polymorphisms within the phycocyanin locus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 61, 3875-3883.
Strain(s): 24, 40, 41, 44, 73, 76, 78, 80, 81, 87, 89, 98, 102, 107, 111, 112, 204, 207, 298
PubMed: 8526499

Watanabe, M. M., Kasai, F., Hiwatari, T., Suda, S., Nei, T. 1984 Cryopreservation of microalgae in liquid nitrogen - Survival of algal cultures after freezing. Jpn. J. Freez. Dry., 30, 23-26 (in Japanese with English title).
Strain(s): 18, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101, 120, 122, 131, 135, 137, 144, 151, 204, 207, 213, 257, 263, 379, 415, 2219, 2235, 2239, 2579

Yamamoto, Y. & Suzuki, K. 1990 Distribution and algal-lysing activity of fruiting myxobacteria in Lake Suwa. J. Phycol., 26, 457-462.
Keywords: algal-lysing activity; cyanobacteria; fruiting myxobacteria
Strain(s): 19, 40, 44, 99, 102, 112
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1990.00457.x

Li, R., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2000 Taxonomic studies of planktic species of Anabaena based on morphological characteristics in cultured strains. Hydrobiologia, 438, 117-138.
Keywords: Anabaena; cyanobacteria; identification; morphology; planktic; taxonomy
Strain(s): 40, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 263, 1652, 1653, 1667, 1672, 1673, 1677, 1695
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004170230774

Hodoki, Y., Ohbayashi, K., Kobayashi, Y., Okuda, N., Nakano, S. 2012 Detection and identiﬁcation of potentially toxic cyanobacteria: Ubiquitous distribution of Microcystis aeruginosa and Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi in Japanese lakes. Harmful Algae, 16, 49-57.
Keywords: Anatoxin-a; Automated rRNA intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA); Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi; Cyanotoxin; Microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa
Strain(s): 30, 40, 77, 102, 111, 230, 512, 843, 905, 928, 932, 937, 991, 1645, 1669, 1698, 1729, 1950, 2116
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2012.01.003

Baker, J. A., Entsch, B., McKay, D. B. 2003 The cyanobiont in an Azolla fern is neither Anabaena nor Nostoc. FEMS Mircobiol. Lett., 229, 43-47.
Keywords: Azolla fern; Cyanobacterial symbiont; Phylogenetic relationship
Strain(s): 40, 80
PubMed: 14659541
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00784-5

Beltran, E. C., Neilan, B. 2000 Geographical segregation of the neurotoxin-producing cyanobacterium Anabaena circinalis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 66, 4468-4474.
Strain(s): 19, 21, 23, 40, 41, 80
PubMed: 11010900
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.10.4468-4474.2000

Suradkar, A., Villanueva, C., Gaysina, LA., Casamatta, DA., Saraf, A., Dighe, G., Mergu, R., Singh, P. 2017 Nostoc thermotolerans sp. nov., a soil-dwelling species of Nostoc (Cyanobacteria). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1296-1305.
Keywords: cyanobacteria; Taxonomy; Nostoc
Strain(s): 21, 40, 50, 3756
PubMed: 28109209
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001800

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