| SAG Strain Number: | 2162 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Heterococcus |
| Species: | viridis |
| Taxonomic position: | Heterokontophyta - Xanthophyceae |
| Authority: | Chodat |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Heterococcus fuornensis Vischer |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Xanthophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | polar |
| Continent: | Antarctica |
| Country: | Antarctica |
| Locality: | King Georg Island, soil |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -62.00864 / -58.448181 (35000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | January 2002 |
| Isolated by: | N. Rybalka 2006 (coll. M. Olech 2002) |
| Strain number by isolator: | A 18-3 as Heterococcus fuornensis |
| Deposition by: | N. Rybalka |
| Deposition date: | 05.2006 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial and fungal contaminations |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Rybalka, N. et al. (2013) Congruence of chloroplast- and nuclear-encoded DNA sequence variations used to assess species boundaries in the soil microalga Heterococcus (Stramenopiles, Xanthophyceae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13:39 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | JX681160 Heterococcus viridis strain SAG 2162 isolate A18-3 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (339 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
