| SAG Strain Number: | 1410-3 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Calothrix |
| Species: | parietina |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | (Nägeli) Thuret |
| Variety: | |
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| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | WI, lake near Madison |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 43.079922 / -89.392376 (10000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Isolated by: | G. C. Gerloff |
| Strain number by isolator: | 1018 |
| Deposition by: | |
| Deposition date: | |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ES Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | PCC 6303 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Saraf A. et al. (2019) Phylogenetic complexities of the members of Rivulariaceae with the re-creation of the family Calotrichaceae and description of Dulcicalothrix necridiiformans gen nov., sp nov., and reclassification of Calothrix desertica. FEMS Microbiol. Letters 366 (17):fnz219 |
| Publication: | Berrendero Gomez, E. et al. (2016) Macrochaete gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria), a taxon morphologically and molecularly distinct from Calothrix. J. Phycol. 52 (4):638-655 |
| Publication: | Rippka R. et al. (1979) Generic assignments, strain histories and properties of pure cultures of cyanobacteria. J. Gen. Microbiol. 111 (1):1-61 |
| Publication: | Gerloff, G.C. et al. (1950) The isolation, purification and nutrient requirements of blue-green algae. In: Brunel, J. et al. [Eds.] The culturing of algae |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KT336442 Calothrix sp. PCC 6303 clone operon 1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, tRNA-Ile and tRNA-Ala genes, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1800 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KT336443 Calothrix sp. PCC 6303 clone operon 2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1537 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KM019954 Calothrix sp. PCC 6303 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1460 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DMSO, low survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
