| SAG Strain Number: | 11-53 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Tetracystis |
| Species: | aggregata |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Brown et Bold |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil, desert |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Locality: | dry desert plain near Chitmatma, soil, Anjosa |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | 1953 |
| Isolated by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Strain number by isolator: | Y4 |
| Deposition by: | |
| Deposition date: | |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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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 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM020067 Tetracystis aggregata strain SAG 11-53 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (2640 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
