| SAG Strain Number: | 104.80 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Asterococcus |
| Species: | superbus |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Cienkowski) Scherffel |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | France |
| Locality: | peatbog |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Isolated by: | R. Pourriot |
| Strain number by isolator: | C 589/1 |
| Deposition by: | CNRS CC, Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
| Deposition date: | 12.1979 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Nakazawa A. et al. (2004) Taxonomic study of Asterococcus (Chlorophyceae) based on comparative morphology and rbcL gene sequences. Phycologia 43 (6):211-221 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | AB175941 Asterococcus korschikoffii chloroplast rbcL gene for large subunit of Rubisco, partial cds, strain:SAG 104.80. (1228 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% MetOH; no survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
