| SAG Strain Number: | 211-80 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Chlorella |
| Species: | spec. |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlorella pyrenoidosa, SAG 211-8o |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | Univ. Minnesota |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 44.147325 / -93.997829 (1700m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | before 1954 |
| Isolated by: | E.E. Butler |
| Strain number by isolator: | CM 52 |
| Deposition by: | |
| Deposition date: | before 1963 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | PolGlu Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | former SAG 211-8o |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; UV-induced pigment mutant aclorico (yellow) CM 52; strain SAG 211-80 is GMO produced by random mutagenesis and therefore exempted from GMO regulations (no labeling, no evaluation) acc. to EU directive 2001/18 |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Ciferri, O. (1956) Thiamine-deficiency of Prototheca, a Yeast-like Achloric Alga. Nature 178:1475 - 147 |
| Publication: | Butler, E.E. (1954) Radiation-induced chlorophyll-less mutants of Chlorella. Science 120 (3111):274-275 |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival, standard CRF 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
