SAG 2163 Heterococcus virginis

SAG Strain Number:	2163
TAXONOMY
Genus:	Heterococcus
Species:	virginis
Taxonomic position:	Heterokontophyta - Xanthophyceae
Authority:	Pitschmann
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:	yes
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:	D 1-5 as Heterococcus spec.
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:
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:	JX681170  Heterococcus virginis strain SAG 2163 isolate D1-5 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.  (305 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:	not detected
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:	no