| SAG Strain Number: | 1459-3 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Oscillatoria |
| Species: | lutea |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | Agardh |
| Variety: | contorta |
| Formerly called: | Oscillatoria formosa Bory |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Common name: | Bluegreen Algae - Cyanobacteria |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | pool near Cambridge |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 52.202347 / 0.128345 (9000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | February 1941 |
| Isolated by: | E. G. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | Z |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 1459/3; UTEX 390 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Faluweki M.K. et al. (2022) Structural mechanics of filamentous cyanobacteria. Journal of The Royal Society Interface 19:20220268 |
| Publication: | Baker, A.F. et al. (1970) Phycological Studies X. Taxonomic studies in the Oscillatoriaceae. Univ. Texas Publ. 7004:105p. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM019965 Oscillatoria lutea SAG 1459-3 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1458 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB115967 Oscillatoria lutea gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence. (1454 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DMSO, very low survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
