| SAG Strain Number: | 16.91 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Cyanidium |
| Species: | caldarium |
| Taxonomic position: | Rhodophyta - Rhodophyceae |
| Authority: | Geitler |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Rhodophyceae |
| Common name: | Red Algae - Rhodophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Locality: | Java, Mt. Lawu fumaroles |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -7.628055 / 111.193986 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | before 1981 |
| Isolated by: | Inst. Bot. Napoli Italia |
| Strain number by isolator: | IBN 182 |
| Deposition by: | P. Albertano ( |
| Deposition date: | 11.1990 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | Acid + Glucose Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; neotype culture from locus classicus; requires low pH (2-4) and prefers higher growth temperature (25°C, up to 55°C) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Sommer M.-C. et al. (2021) Assessment of Phycocyanin Extraction from Cyanidium caldarium by Spark Discharges, Compared to Freeze-Thaw Cycles, Sonication, and Pulsed Electric Fields. Microorganisms 9 (7):1452 |
| Publication: | Kondo A. et al. (2004) Phylogenetic analysis of cyanidian algae (Cyanidiales, Rhodophyta), using 18S rDNA gene sequences. Jap. J. Phycol. 52 (Suppl):195-199 |
| Publication: | Merola A. et al. (1981) Revision of Cyanidium caldiarum. Three species of acidophilic algae. G. Bot. Ital. 115:189-195 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | AJ313315 Cyanidium caldarium partial mRNA for NAD-dependent glyderaldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) (gapC gene). (924 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB091231 Cyanidium caldarium gene for 18S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: SAG16.91 (1530 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
