| SAG Strain Number: | 252.80 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Anabaenopsis |
| Species: | elenkinii |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | Miller |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | tropic |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Locality: | Lake Nakuru, natron lake, plankton, from enrichment culture of Arthrospira platensis |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -0.346411 / 36.078701 (7000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Isolated by: | E. Hegewald, coll. Vareschi |
| Strain number by isolator: | Heg 1976-80 |
| Deposition by: | E. Hegewald |
| Deposition date: | 12.1980 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | Spirul with BG11 1:1 |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; morphology: no spiral filaments (anymore?) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Geiss U. et al. (2001) Detection of the isiA Gene across Cyanobacterial Strains: Potential for Probing Iron Deficiency. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67 (11):5247-5253 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM020015 Anabaenopsis elenkinii SAG 252.80 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1461 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AJ311687 Anabaenopsis elenkinii partial isiA gene for CP 43 protein, strain SAG 252.80. (830 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DMSO, good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
