| SAG Strain Number: | 229-2 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Glaucocystis |
| Species: | incrassata |
| Taxonomic position: | Glaucophyta - Glaucophyceae |
| Authority: | (Lemmerm.) Takahashi et Nozaki |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | non-authentic strain of Glaucocystis nostochinearum Itzigsohn; authentic strain of Glaucocystis geitleri E.G.Pringsh. (in Stud. Pl. Physiol. 1958) nom. provis., inval. |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Glaucophyta |
| Class: | Glaucophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Locality: | |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | 1955 |
| Isolated by: | E.G. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1955 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; epitypic authentic strain of Glaucocystis incrassata (Lemmerm.) Takah. et Nozaki stat. nov. designated by Takahashi et al. 2016 |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Figueroa-Martinez F. et al. (2019) Plastid genomes from diverse glaucophyte genera reveal a largely conserved gene content and limited architectural diversity. Genome Biology and Evolution 11 (1):174-188 |
| Publication: | Takahashi, T. et al. (2016) Delineation of six species of the primitive algal genus Glaucocystis based on in situ ultrastructural characteristics. Sci Rep 6:29209 |
| Publication: | Takahashi, Toshiyuki et al. (2016) A new type of 3D peripheral ultrastructure in Glaucocystis (Glaucocystales, Glaucophyta) as revealed by ultra-high voltage electron microscopy. Journal of Phycology 52 (3 ): 486-490 |
| Publication: | Jackson C. et al. (2015) The Glaucophyta: the blue-green plants in a nutshell. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 84:149-165 |
| Publication: | Chong, J. et al. (2014) Molecular markers from different genomic compartments reveal cryptic diversity within glaucophyte species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 76:181-8 |
| Publication: | Schnepf E. et al. (1966) Zur Cytologie und taxonomischen Einordnung von Glaucocystis. Arch. Mikrobiol. 55 (2):149-174 |
| Publication: | Schnepf E. (1965) Structure of cell walls and cellulose fibrils in Glaucocystis. Planta 67 (2):213-224 |
| Publication: | Pringsheim, E.G. (1958) Organismen mit blaugrünen Assimilatoren. Stud. Plant Physiol. :165-184 |
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | NC_040152 Glaucocystis incrassata strain SAG 229-2 plastid, complete genome. (137017 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | MF167425 Glaucocystis incrassata strain SAG 229-2 plastid, complete genome. (137017 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KF631325 Glaucocystis nostochinearum strain SAG 229-2 photosystem II D1 protein (psbA) gene, partial cds; plastid. (831 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | LC120671 Glaucocystis incrassata cyanelle psaB gene for photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A2, partial cds, strain: SAG 229-2. (1452 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | LC120727 Glaucocystis incrassata genes for ITS1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS2, LSU rRNA, complete and partial sequence, strain: SAG 229-2. (703 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KF631380 Glaucocystis nostochinearum strain SAG 229-2 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; chloroplast. (1644 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KF631370 Glaucocystis nostochinearum strain SAG 229-2 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence; chloroplast. (636 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KF631345 Glaucocystis nostochinearum strain SAG 229-2 cytochrome b (cob) gene, partial cds; plastid. (1116 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | LN735527 Glaucocystis nostochinearum chloroplast partial 16S rRNA gene, strain SAG229_2. (255 bp) |
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| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | low survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
