SAG 1459-6 Kamptonema animale

SAG Strain Number:	1459-6
TAXONOMY
Genus:	Kamptonema
Species:	animale
Taxonomic position:	Cyanobacteria
Authority:	(C.Agardh ex Gomont) Strunecky, Komarek et Smarda
Variety:
Formerly called:	Phormidium animale (Agardh ex Gomont) Anagnostidis et Komarek; Oscillatoria animalis
Authentic:	no
Division:	Cyanobacteria
Class:	Cyanophyceae
ORIGIN
General habitat:	freshwater
Climatic zone:
Continent:	Europe
Country:	United Kingdom
Locality:	Univ. Coll. London
Lat. / Long. (Precision):	51.521829 / -0.129018 (2000m) View on Google Maps
Year:	before 1972
Isolated by:	Growther
Strain number by isolator:
Deposition by:	E.G. Pringsheim (SAG)
Deposition date:	1954
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:	ES
Axenic:	bacterial and fungal contaminations
Strain relatives:	CCAP 1459/6; UTEX 1309
Agitation resistance:	not detected
Special properties:	NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; placed into new genus Kamptonema acc. to sequence data and Strunecky et al. (2014). SAG 05/2017

PUBLICATIONS
Publication:	Faluweki M.K. et al. (2023) Active Spaghetti: Collective Organization in Cyanobacteria. Phys. Rev. Lett. 131 (15):158303
Publication:	Kurjahn M. et al. (2023) Quantifying gliding forces of filamentous cyanobacteria by self-buckling. eLife 12:RP87450
Publication:	Faluweki M.K. et al. (2022) Structural mechanics of filamentous cyanobacteria. Journal of The Royal Society Interface 19:20220268
Publication:	Siegesmund, M.A. et al. (2008) COLEOFASCICULUS GEN. NOV. (CYANOBACTERIA): MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CRITERIA FOR REVISION OF THE GENUS MICROCOLEUS GOMONT1. J. Phycol. 44 (6):1572-1585
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:	EF654087 Kamptonema animale SAG 1459-6 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1481 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:	not detected
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:	no