Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-419
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Astrephomene gubernaculifera Pocock
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Green alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Yoshidajima, Kaisei, Kanagawa, Japan (1981-04-**)
Latitude / Longitude		35.33012 / 139.13128
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Paddy soil)
History		< Nozaki, Hisayoshi
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Nozaki, Hisayoshi (1981-05-20)
Identified by		Nozaki, Hisayoshi
State of strain		Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 Dec]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: VTAC Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 8-11 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 1 M
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)
Organization		Colonial; Flagellate
Characteristics		Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-418
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : 1520-1 (+)
Remarks		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-855	Astrephomene gubernaculifera	Green alga	(Soil)	Mixotrophic ; Phototaxis ; Heterothallic
NIES-418	Astrephomene gubernaculifera	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-419
NIES-853	Astrephomene gubernaculifera	Green alga	(Soil)	Mixotrophic ; Phototaxis ; Heterothallic
NIES-628	Astrephomene gubernaculifera	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−)
NIES-854	Astrephomene gubernaculifera	Green alga	(Soil)	Mixotrophic ; Phototaxis ; Heterothallic

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-564	Astrephomene perforata	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-565
NIES-565	Astrephomene perforata	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-564

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-37	Tolypothrix tenuis	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria		Heterotrophic ; Nitrogen fixation　 (aerobic condition, Modified BG-11₀ medium, N-Free medium) ; Chromatic adaptation ; Material for studying on phycobilin production ; Material for studying on phycobilin production ; Genome decoded strain
NIES-102	Microcystis aeruginosa	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Toxicity ; microcystin (+) (Tanabe et al. 2009b) ; Genome decoded strain (Yamaguchi et al. 2020) ; ST10 (Tanabe et al. 2007)
NIES-39	Arthrospira platensis	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Salt water	Autotrophic ; Genome decoded strain (Fujisawa et al. 2010) ; Hydrogen evolution ; Contains good quality of proteins
NIES-26	Nostoc minutum	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Terrestrial	Chromatic adaptation
NIES-334	Calothrix parasitica	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Marine (Seaweed)	Endophyte in Codium (Ulvophyceae)

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 Nozaki, H. 1983 Morphology and taxonomy of two species of Astrephomene (Chlorophyta, Volvocales) in Japan. J. Jpn. Bot., 58, 345-352, pls. 11-13. Strain(s): 418, 419, 564, 565 Nozaki, H., Mori, F., Tanaka, Y., Matsuzaki, R., Yamashita, S., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, K. 2023 Cryopreservation of two species of the multicellular volvocine green algal genus Astrephomene. BMC Microbiol., 23, 16 (article ID). Keywords: Asexual cycle; Astrephomene; Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Culture collection; Volvocine green algae Strain(s): 418, 419, 564, 565, 628, 853, 854, 855, 4017 PubMed: 36650459 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02767-3

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

Nozaki, H. 1983 Morphology and taxonomy of two species of Astrephomene (Chlorophyta, Volvocales) in Japan. J. Jpn. Bot., 58, 345-352, pls. 11-13.
Strain(s): 418, 419, 564, 565

Nozaki, H., Mori, F., Tanaka, Y., Matsuzaki, R., Yamashita, S., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, K. 2023 Cryopreservation of two species of the multicellular volvocine green algal genus Astrephomene. BMC Microbiol., 23, 16 (article ID).
Keywords: Asexual cycle; Astrephomene; Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Culture collection; Volvocine green algae
Strain(s): 418, 419, 564, 565, 628, 853, 854, 855, 4017
PubMed: 36650459
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02767-3

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