| SAG Strain Number: | 211-40a |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Lewiniosphaera |
| Species: | symbiontica |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | Pröschold et Darienko |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | non-authentic strain of Chlorella sorokiniana Shikara et Krauss |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | before 1957 |
| Isolated by: | R. A. Lewin |
| Strain number by isolator: | strain C |
| Deposition by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Deposition date: | 05.1957 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | +V Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Pröschold T. et al. (2020) Choricystis and Lewiniosphaera gen. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae Chlorophyta), two different green algal endosymbionts in freshwater sponges. Symbiosis 82:175-188 |
| Publication: | Huss, V.A.R. et al. (1999) Biochemical taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of the genus Chlorella sensu lato (Chlorophyta). J. Phycol. 35:587-598 |
| Publication: | Ikeda, Taiji et al. (1995) SPECIES-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES OF PYRENOIDS IN CHLORELLA (CHLOROPHYTA). Journal of Phycology 31 (5):813-818 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1976) Comparative physiology, biochemistry, and the taxonomy of Chlorella (Chlorophyceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 125 (3):129-138 |
| Publication: | Liersch R. (1976) Über das ätherische Öl von Grünalgen. I. Die Öle der Gattung Chlorella (On the essential oil of green algae. I. The oils of the genus Chlorella). Arch. Microbiol. 107:353-356 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1972) Physiologische und biochemische Beiträge zur Taxonomie der Gattung Chlorella VII. Die Thermophilie von Chlorella vulgaris f. tertia Fott et Nováková. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 87 (3):243-248 |
| Publication: | Soeder C.J. et al. (1969) Unterschiedliche Wirkung von Captan auf das Wachstum einiger Stämme yon Chlorella und Scenedesmus. Arch. Mikrobiol. 67 (2):166-172 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1967) Physiologische und biochemische Beiträge zur Taxonomie der Gattung Chlorella III. Merkmale von 8 autotrophen Arten. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 55 (4):346-357 |
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | MT423983 Lewiniosphaera symbiontica strain SAG 211-40a 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (3352 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | X73993 18S rRNA gene (2689 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
