| SAG Strain Number: | 2212 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Microcoleus |
| Species: | steenstrupii |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | J.B. Petersen |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Microcoleus spec. |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Common name: | Bluegreen Algae - Cyanobacteria |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil, desert |
| Climatic zone: | tropic |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | New Mexico, Sevielleta LTER, from desert soil |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | July 2002 |
| Isolated by: | L.A. Lewis |
| Strain number by isolator: | SEV1-KK2 |
| Deposition by: | M. Siegesmund |
| Deposition date: | 16.05.2007 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | BG11 Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Siegesmund, M.A. et al. (2008) COLEOFASCICULUS GEN. NOV. (CYANOBACTERIA): MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CRITERIA FOR REVISION OF THE GENUS MICROCOLEUS GOMONT1. J. Phycol. 44 (6):1572-1585 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | EF654075 Microcoleus sp. SAG 2212 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1414 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
