| SAG Strain Number: | 1020-1b |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Thalassiosira |
| Species: | pseudonana |
| Taxonomic position: | Heterokontophyta - Bacillariophyceae |
| Authority: | (Hustedt) Hasle et Heimdal |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Cyclotella nana Hustedt |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Common name: | Diatoms |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | brackish |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Germany |
| Locality: | River Werra near Witzenhausen, brackish |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 51.34391 / 9.854379 (2000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1959 |
| Isolated by: | O. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | O. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1959 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | 1/2SWES+Na2SiO3 Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Dautermann O. et al. (2020) An algal enzyme required for biosynthesis of the most abundant marine carotenoids. Science Advances 6 (10):eaaw9183 |
| Publication: | Epp, L. S. et al. (2011) Molecular profiling of diatom assemblages in tropical lake sediments using taxon-specific PCR and Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (PCR-DHPLC). Mol Ecol Resour 11 (5):842-53 |
| 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 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | HF565126 Thalassiosira pseudonana partial rbcL gene for RuBisCO, strain SAG-1020/1b. (1439 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DSMO; low survival; 42d regrowth |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
