| SAG Strain Number: | 1.89 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Arthronema |
| Species: | africanum |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | (Schwabe et Simonsen) Komárek et Lukavsky |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Common name: | Bluegreen Algae - Cyanobacteria |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Kuwait |
| Locality: | Southern Kuwait, 10 km south of Mena Saud, near coast of persian Gulf, inland salt marsh bottom of dry lake, under wet sand |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 28.57005 / 48.350601 (5000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | October 1981 |
| Isolated by: | J. Lukavsky ( leg. J. Setlik, Trebon) |
| Strain number by isolator: | 1981/01 |
| Deposition by: | CCALA (J. Lukavsky) |
| Deposition date: | 12.1982 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ES |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | CCALA 020 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Lang I. et al. (2011) Fatty acid profiles and their distribution patterns in microalgae: a comprehensive analysis of more than 2000 strains from the SAG culture collection. BMC Plant Biol 11:124 |
| Publication: | Chaneva G. et al. (2007) Effect of light and temperature on the cyanobacterium Arthronema africanum - a prospective phycobiliprotein-producing strain. J. Appl. Phycol. 19 (5):537-544 |
| Publication: | Huss, V.A. et al. (1990) Phylogenetic position of some Chlorella species within the chlorococcales based upon complete small-subunit ribosomal RNA sequences. J. Mol. Evol. 31 (5):432-442 |
| Publication: | Komárek, J. et al. (1988) Arthronema, a new cyanophyte genus from Afro-Asian deserts. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Algol. Stud. 50-53 80:249-267 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM019913 Arthronema africanum SAG 1.89 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1460 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DMSO, very good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
