| SAG Strain Number: | 211-8K |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Chlorella |
| Species: | sorokiniana |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | Shihira et Krauss |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlorella pyrenoidosa Chick |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | TX, Austin, Waller Creek on Univ. TX Campus, sample from "warm local surface waters" |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 30.259697 / -97.741116 (250m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Isolated by: | C. Sorokin |
| Strain number by isolator: | Maryland Cult. Coll. 7-11-05 |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 211/8K as C. vulgaris f. tertia; UTEX 1230; ATCC 22521 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; thermophilic; high temperature strain (39°C) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Brückner K. et al. (2023) Permeabilization of the cell wall of Chlorella sorokiniana by the chitosan-degrading protease papain. Algal Res. 71:103066 |
| Publication: | Höger A.L. et al. (2021) Infection with intracellular parasite Amoeboaphelidium protococcarum induces shifts in associated bacterial communities in microalgae cultures. J. Appl. Phycol. 33:2863-2873 |
| Publication: | Abiusi F. et al. (2020) Oxygen Balanced Mixotrophy under Day–Night Cycles. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 (31):11682-11691 |
| Publication: | Abiusi F. et al. (2020) Doubling of Microalgae Productivity by Oxygen Balanced Mixotrophy. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 (15):6065-6074 |
| Publication: | Mócsai R. et al. (2020) A first view on the unsuspected intragenus diversity of N‐glycans in Chlorella microalgae. Plant J. 103:184-196 |
| Publication: | Widzgowski J. et al. (2020) High light induces species specific changes in the membrane lipid composition of Chlorella. Biochem. J. 477 (13):2543-2559 |
| Publication: | Hulst M. et al. (2019) Transcriptional response of cultured porcine intestinal epithelial cells to micro algae extracts in the presence and absence of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Genes Nutr. 14 (8) |
| Publication: | Westerwalbesloh C. et al. (2019) A microfluidic photobioreactor for simultaneous observation and cultivation of single microalgal cells or cell aggregates. PLoS One 14 (4):e0216093 |
| Publication: | Sascha Baer (2018) Screening und Optimierung von Produktionsorganismen für mikroalgenbasierte Bioraffinerieverfahren. |
| Publication: | Trampe E. et al. (2018) Functionalized Bioink with Optical Sensor Nanoparticles for O2 Imaging in 3D-Bioprinted Constructs. Adv. Funct. Mater. 28:1804411 |
| Publication: | Malavasi V. et al. (2017) Deep genomic analysis of the Chlorella sorokiniana SAG 211-8k chloroplast. Eur. J. Phycol. 52 (3):320-329 |
| Publication: | Orsini, M. et al. (2016) Complete genome sequence of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) of Chlorella sorokiniana. Mitochondrial DNA 27 (2):838-839 |
| Publication: | Orsini, M. et al. (2016) Complete genome sequence of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of Chlorella sorokiniana. Mitochondrial DNA 27 (2):1539-41 |
| Publication: | Taucher J. et al. (2016) Cell Disruption and Pressurized Liquid Extraction of Carotenoids from Microalgae. J. Thermodyn. Catal. 7 (1):1000158 |
| Publication: | Mudimu O. et al. (2014) Biotechnological screening of microalgal and cyanobacterial strains for biogas production and antibacterial and antifungal effects. Metabolites 4 (2):373-393 |
| Publication: | Treves H. et al. (2013) A newly isolated Chlorella sp. from desert sand crusts exhibits a unique resistance to excess light intensity. FEMS Micriobiol. Evol. 86 (3):373-380 |
| Publication: | Luo, W. et al. (2010) Generic concept in Chlorella-related coccoid green algae (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae). Plant Biol. 12 (3):545-553 |
| Publication: | Pröschold, T. et al. (2010) Polyphyletic distribution of bristle formation in Chlorellaceae: Micractinium, Diacanthos, Didymogenes and Hegewaldia gen. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Phycol. Res. 58 (1):1-8 |
| Publication: | Luo W. et al. (2006) Genotype versus Phenotype Variability in Chlorella and Micractinium (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae). Protist 157 (3):315-333 |
| Publication: | Krienitz,L. et al. (2004) Phylogenetic relationship of Chlorella and Parachlorella gen. nov. (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae). Phycologia 43 (5):529-542 |
| Publication: | Nemcova Y. et al. (2000) Cell wall development, microfibril and pyrenoid structure in type strains of Chlorella vulgaris, C. kessleri, C. sorokiniana compared with C. luteoviridis (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Algological Studies 100:95-105 |
| Publication: | Linz, B. et al. (1999) Correlation between virus-sensitivity and isoenzyme spectrum in symbiotic Chlorella-like algae. Protistology 1 (2):76-81 |
| Publication: | Ikeda, Taiji et al. (1995) SPECIES-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES OF PYRENOIDS IN CHLORELLA (CHLOROPHYTA). Journal of Phycology 31 (5):813-818 |
| Publication: | Huss V.A.R. et al. (1993) There is an ecological basis for host/symbiont specificity in Chlorella/Hydra symbioses. Endocyt. Cell Res. 10 (1-2):35-46 |
| Publication: | Takeda, Hiroshi (1988) Classification of Chlorella strains by cell wall sugar composition. Phytochemistry 27 (12):3823-3826 |
| Publication: | Burczyk, J. (1987) Cell-Wall Carotenoids in Green-Algae Which Form Sporopollenins. Phytochemistry 26 (1):121-128 |
| Publication: | Reisser W. et al. (1986) Studies on ultrastructure and host range of a Chlorella attacking virus. Protoplasma 135 (2):162-165 |
| Publication: | Wu et al. (1986) Semi-circadian Oscillation of Cell Productivity in Synchronous Chlorella Culture. Biochem. Physiol. Pflanzen 181:475-480 |
| Publication: | Reisser, Werner (1984) The taxonomy of green algae endosymbiotic in ciliates and a sponge. 19:309-318 |
| Publication: | Kümmel, H. et al. (1980) Physiological and Biochemical Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Genus Chlorella. XIII. Serological Studies . Arch. Microbiol. 126 (1):15-19 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1976) Comparative physiology, biochemistry, and the taxonomy of Chlorella (Chlorophyceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 125 (3):129-138 |
| Publication: | Liersch R. (1976) Über das ätherische Öl von Grünalgen. I. Die Öle der Gattung Chlorella (On the essential oil of green algae. I. The oils of the genus Chlorella). Arch. Microbiol. 107:353-356 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1972) Physiologische und biochemische Beiträge zur Taxonomie der Gattung Chlorella VII. Die Thermophilie von Chlorella vulgaris f. tertia Fott et Nováková. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 87 (3):243-248 |
| Publication: | Soeder C.J. et al. (1969) Unterschiedliche Wirkung von Captan auf das Wachstum einiger Stämme yon Chlorella und Scenedesmus. Arch. Mikrobiol. 67 (2):166-172 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1967) Physiologische und biochemische Beiträge zur Taxonomie der Gattung Chlorella III. Merkmale von 8 autotrophen Arten. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 55 (4):346-357 |
| Publication: | Shihira, I. et al. (1965) Chlorella, Physiology and taxonomy of forty-one isolates. :97 pp. |
| Publication: | Kessler, E. et al. (1962) Biochemical Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Genus Chlorella. Nature 194:1096-1097 |
| Publication: | Sorokin, C. et al. (1953) A high temperature strain of Chlorella. Science 117 (3039):330-331 |
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequencing Project: | PRJNA242725 Chlorella sorokiniana chloroplast, complete genome. |
| Sequence Accession: | AY323464 Chlorella sorokiniana strain SAG 211-8k internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence. (248 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KM241869 Chlorella sorokiniana mitochondrion, complete genome. (52528 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | FM205834 18S rRNA gene (partial), ITS1, 5.8S rRNA gene, ITS2 and 28S rRNA gene (partial) (2461 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | X62441 Chlorella sorokiniana 18S rRNA gene, strain SAG 211-8k. (1797 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | X65689 plastid DNA small subunit (16S-like) ribosomal RNA (1493 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
