SAG 21.92 Galdieria sulphuraria
| SAG Strain Number: | 21.92 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Galdieria |
| Species: | sulphuraria |
| Taxonomic position: | Rhodophyta - Rhodophyceae |
| Authority: | (Galdieri) Merola |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Rhodophyceae |
| Common name: | Red Algae - Rhodophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Locality: | Taipei, hot spring at Yangmingshan |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 25.202456 / 121.596158 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Isolated by: | J.T. Wu |
| Strain number by isolator: | 2746 as Cyanidium caldarium |
| Deposition by: | J.T. Wu |
| Deposition date: | 05.1992 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | Acid B12 + Glucose Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; requires low pH (2-4) and prefers higher growth temperature (25°C, up to 55°C, opt. 45°C) |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Huang T.-H. et al. (2024) Diversity in Cyanidiophyceae: Cyanidiofrigus pintoensis gen. et sp. nov. within polyextremophilic red algae (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 63 (2):245-259 |
| Publication: | Pleissner D. et al. (2023) Algae Cultivation as Measure for the Sanitation of Organic Waste - A Case Study Based on the Alga Galdieria sulphuraria Grown on Food Waste Hydrolysate in a Continuous Flow Culture. Sustainability 15:14313 |
| Publication: | Van Etten J. et al. (2022) Extremophilic red algae as models for understanding adaptation to hostile environments and the evolution of eukaryotic life on the early earth. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology |
| Publication: | Almendinger M. et al. (2021) Characterization of selected microalgae and cyanobacteria as sources of compounds with antioxidant capacity. Algal Res. 53:102168 |
| Publication: | Curien G. et al. (2021) Mixotrophic growth of the extremophile Galdieria sulphuraria reveals the flexibility of its carbon assimilation metabolism. New Phytol. 231 (1):326-338 |
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequencing Project: | PRJNA512382 Cyanidiales Genome sequencing of 10 novel Cyanidiales strains |
| Sequence Accession: | MK217346 UNVERIFIED: Galdieria sp. isolate SAG21.92 RAD52-like gene, complete sequence. (896 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB091230 gene for 18S rRNA, partial sequence (1776 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AF441365 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (684 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
