| SAG Strain Number: | 2510 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Coccomyxa |
| Species: | onubensis |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | Fuentes, Huss, Montero, Torronteras, Cuaresma, Garbayo et Vilchez |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater, probably acidophilic |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Spain |
| Locality: | from water sample of River Tinto, Berrocal, low ph and high in heavy metals like Fe, Zn, Al and As and sulphate |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 37.585115 / -6.550754 (100m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | May 2010 |
| Isolated by: | I. Garbayo (coll. I. Garbayo, M. Cuaresma, C. Casal, C. Vilchez) |
| Strain number by isolator: | ACCV1 |
| Deposition by: | C. Vilchez (Huelva, Spain) |
| Deposition date: | 17.03.2016 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | Acid Ag |
| Axenic: | no, bacterial and fungal contaminations |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | probably extremophilic (acidophilic) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Navarro F. et al. (2020) The acidophilic microalga Coccomyxa onubensis and atorvastatin equally improve antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic protective effects on rats fed on high-fat diets. J. Appl. Phycol. 32 (6):3923-3931 |
| Publication: | Navarro F. et al. (2017) Antimicrobial activity of the acidophilic eukaryotic microalga Coccomyxa onubensis. Phycol. Res. 65 (1):38-43 |
| Publication: | Fuentes J.L. et al. (2016) Erratum to: Phylogenetic characterization and morphological and physiological aspects of a novel acidotolerant and halotolerant microalga Coccomyxa onubensis sp. nov. (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae). J. Appl. Phycol. 28 (6):3281-3282 |
| Publication: | Fuentes J.L. et al. (2016) Phylogenetic characterization and morphological and physiological aspects of a novel acidotolerant and halotolerant microalga Coccomyxa onubensis sp. nov. (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae). J. Appl. Phycol. 28 (6):3269-3279 |
| Publication: | Ruiz-DomÃnguez M.C. et al. (2014) Lipid accumulation and antioxidant activity in the eukaryotic acidophilic microalga Coccomyxa sp. (strain onubensis) under nutrient starvation. J. Appl. Phycol. 27 (3):1099-1108 |
| Publication: | Vaquero I. et al. (2014) Light-mediated lutein enrichment of an acid environment microalga. Algal Res. 6, Part A:70-77 |
| Publication: | Garbayo I. et al. (2012) IDENTIFICATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF A NOVEL CAROTENOID-ENRICHED, METAL-RESISTANT MICROALGA ISOLATED FROM AN ACIDIC RIVER IN HUELVA (SPAIN). J. Phycol. 48 (3):607-614 |
| Publication: | Vaquero I. et al. (2012) Cu-mediated biomass productivity enhancement and lutein enrichment of the novel microalga Coccomyxa onubensis. Process Biochemistry 47 (5):694-700 |
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | HE617183 Coccomyxa onubensis genomic DNA containing 18S rRNA gene, ITS1, 5.8S rRNA gene, ITS2 and partial 28S rRNA gene, strain SAG 2510. (2925 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | GU265559 Uncultured Chlorophyta clone ACCV1 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence (504 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
