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-224	Staurodesmus dejectus	Desmid	Freshwater
NIES-503	Phormidium foveolarum	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Stream sediment)
NIES-643	Eremosphaera viridis	Green alga	Freshwater (Bog water)
NIES-431	Carteria obtusa	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond sediment)
NIES-159	Pseudopleurococcus printzii	Green alga	Terrestrial (Plant (Bark of Ulmus parviflora))	Authentic strain (Watanabe, S. 1983)

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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