SAG 211-40a Lewiniosphaera symbiontica
| 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 |
| 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 T. et al. (1995) SPECIES-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES OF PYRENOIDS IN CHLORELLA (CHLOROPHYTA). J. Phycol. 31 (5):813-818 |
| Publication: | Kerfin W. et al. (1978) Physiological and biochemical contributions to the taxonomy of the genus Chlorella. IX. DNA-Hybridization. Arch. Hydrobiol. 116:97-103 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1976) Comparative physiology, biochemistry, and the taxonomy of Chlorella (Chlorophyceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 125 (3):129-138 |
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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 |
