| SAG Strain Number: | 12.89 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Arthronema |
| Species: | africanum |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | (Schwabe et Simonsen) Komárek et Lukavsky |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Phormidium spec. |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Locality: | Katmandu, on clay soil after summer monsoon period |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 27.714838 / 85.321827 (7000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1967 |
| Isolated by: | A. Zehnder |
| Strain number by isolator: | U 177 |
| Deposition by: | EAWAG, Zürich-Dübendorf |
| Deposition date: | 1986 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ES |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM019974 Arthronema africanum SAG 12.89 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1461 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB115966 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1444 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DMSO, low survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
