| SAG Strain Number: | 15.91 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Pumiliosphaera |
| Species: | acidophila |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | Darienko et Pröschold |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | authentic strain of Auxenochlorella protothecoides Krüger var. acidicola Kalina et Puncochárová; authentic strain of Chlorella protothecoides Krüger var. acidicola Albertano et Taddei |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Italy |
| Locality: | Napoli, Pozzuoli solfatara at Pisciarelli |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 40.827644 / 14.150469 (1500m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Isolated by: | P. Albertano and R. Taddei |
| Strain number by isolator: | 1980/109 |
| Deposition by: | P. Albertano |
| Deposition date: | 11.1990 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | Acid Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | tolerates low pH up to 1.5; authentic strain of genus Pumiliosphaera Darienko et Pröschold gen. nov. and species Pumiliosphaera acidophila Darienko et Pröschold spec. nov. |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Darienko T. et al. (2015) GENETIC VARIABILITY AND TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE GENUS AUXENOCHLORELLA (SHIHIRA ET KRAUSS) KALINA ET PUNCOCHAROVA (TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE, CHLOROPHYTA). J. Phycol. 51:394-400 |
| Publication: | Albertano, P. et al. (1984) Chlorella protothecoides Krüger var. acidicola, a new variety from very low pH environments. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Algol. Stud. 37 67:401-408 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM020039 Auxenochlorella protothecoides strain SAG 15.91 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. (2459 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | LN610705 Auxenochlorella protothecoides var. acidicola genomic DNA sequence contains 18S rRNA gene, ITS1, 5.8S rRNA gene, ITS2, 28S rRNA gene, strain SAG 15.91. (2435 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | low survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
