| SAG Strain Number: | 276-3a | 
		
		| TAXONOMY | 
		| Genus: | Acutodesmus | 
		| Species: | obliquus | 
		| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae | 
		| Authority: | (Turpin) Hegewald et Hanagata | 
		| Variety: |  | 
		| Formerly called: | Scenedesmus obliquus (Turpin) Kützing; S. acutus f. alternans | 
		| Authentic: | no | 
		| Division: | Chlorophyta | 
		| Class: | Chlorophyceae | 
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes | 
		| ORIGIN | 
		| General habitat: | freshwater | 
		| Climatic zone: |  | 
		| Continent: |  | 
		| Country: |  | 
		| Locality: |  | 
		| Lat. / Long.  (Precision): |  | 
| Year: | before 1972 | 
		| Isolated by: | E.G. Pringsheim | 
		| Strain number by isolator: |  | 
		| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) | 
		| Deposition date: | before 1972 | 
		| CULTURE INFORMATION | 
		| Culture medium: | ESP Ag | 
		| Axenic: | axenic | 
		| Strain relatives: | UTEX 72 as S. acutus f. alternans; ATCC 30580; (CCAP 276/3A: formerly taken as identical, but AFLP data show differences, Müller at al. unpubl.) | 
| Agitation resistance: | yes | 
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; recommended for food experiments (e.g. Daphnia) | 
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| PUBLICATIONS | 
| Publication: | Isanta-Navarro J. et al. (2022) A sterol-mediated gleaner-opportunist trade-off underlies the evolution of grazer resistance to cyanobacteria. Proc. R. Soc. B. 289:20220178 | 
| Publication: | Hofmann P. et al. (2021) Beyond nitrogen: phosphorus – estimating the minimum niche dimensionality for resource competition between phytoplankton. Ecol. Letters 24 (4):761-771 | 
| Publication: | Isanta-Navarro J. et al. (2021) Reversed evolution of grazer resistance to cyanobacteria. Nat. Commun. 12:1945 | 
| Publication: | Toyoshima H. et al. (2021) Distribution of the Water-Soluble Astaxanthin Binding Carotenoprotein (AstaP) in Scenedesmaceae. Marine Drugs 19 (6):349 | 
| Publication: | Dunker S. (2019) Hidden Secrets Behind Dots: Improved Phytoplankton Taxonomic Resolution Using High-Throughput Imaging Flow Cytometry. Cytometry Part A 95 (8):854-868 | 
| Publication: | Dunker S. et al. (2018) Combining high-throughput imaging, flow cytometry and deep learning for efficient species and life-cycle stage identification of phytoplankton. BMC Ecol. 18:51 | 
| Publication: | Dunker S. et al. (2018) Cell Wall Structure of Coccoid Green Algae as an Important Trade-Off Between Biotic Interference Mechanisms and Multidimensional Cell Growth. Frontiers in Microbiology 9:719 | 
| Publication: | Hofmann P. et al. (2018) Temperature and stoichiometric dependence of phytoplankton traits. Ecology 100 (12):e02875 | 
| Publication: | Alexandrou, M.A. et al. (2015) Evolutionary relatedness does not predict competition and co-occurrence in natural or experimental communities of green algae. Proc. Royal Soc. B 282 (1799) | 
| Publication: | Ferrigo D. et al. (2015) Biochemical characterization and genetic identity of an oil-rich Acutodesmus obliquus isolate. Journal of Applied Phycology 27 (1):149-161 | 
| Publication: | Otto B. et al. (2015) Laccase-like enzyme activities from chlorophycean green algae with potential for bioconversion of phenolic pollutants. FEMS Microbiology Letters 362 (11):fnv072-fnv072 | 
| Publication: | Skrebovaskaya S.V. et al. (2015) SCENEDESMUS BASILIENSIS R. CHODAT В СИСТЕМЕ SCENEDESMACEAE (CHLOROPHYTA). Аlgologia 25 (1):83-90 | 
| Publication: | Buchheim, M.A. et al. (2013) The blood alga: phylogeny of Haematococcus (Chlorophyceae) inferred from ribosomal RNA gene sequence data. Eur. J. Phycol. 48 (3):318-329 | 
| Publication: | Caisová L. et al. (2013) A Consensus Secondary Structure of ITS2 in the Chlorophyta Identified by Phylogenetic Reconstruction. Protist 164 (4):482-496 | 
| Publication: | Franchino M. et al. (2013) Growth of three microalgae strains and nutrient removal from an agro-zootechnical digestate. Chemosphere 92 (6):738-744 | 
| Publication: | Salim S. et al. (2011) Harvesting of microalgae by bio-flocculation. J Appl Phycol 23 (5):849-855 | 
| Publication: | Gutman, J. et al. (2009) The host-range of Paraphysoderma sedebokerensis, a chytrid that infects Haematococcus pluvialis. Eur. J. Phycol. 44 (4):509-514 | 
| Publication: | Mandal, S. et al. (2009) Microalga Scenedesmus obliquus as a potential source for biodiesel production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 84 (2):281-91 | 
| Publication: | Tittel J. et al. (2009) Utilisation of terrestrial carbon by osmotrophic algae. Aquatic Sciences 71 (1):46-54 | 
| Publication: | Verschoor A.M. et al. (2004) Inducible colony formation within the Scenedesmaceae: Adaptive responses to infochemicals from two different herbivore taxa. Journal of Phycology 40:808-814 | 
| Publication: | Lürling M. (2003) Phenotypic plasticity in the green algae Desmodesmus and Scenedesmus with special reference to the induction of defensive morphology. Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim. 39 (2):85-101 | 
| Publication: | Friedl, T. et al. (2002) Phylogenetic relationships of green algae assigned to the genus Planophila (Chlorophyta): evidence from 18S rDNA sequence data and ultrastructure. Eur. J. Phycol.  37:373-384 | 
| Publication: | Hoham R.W. et al. (2002) A COMBINED 18S rDNA AND rbcL PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF CHLOROMONAS AND CHLAMYDOMONAS (CHLOROPHYCEAE, VOLVOCALES) EMPHASIZING SNOW AND OTHER COLD-TEMPERATURE HABITATS. J. Phycol. 38:1051-1064 | 
| Publication: | Buchheim, M.A. et al. (2001) Phylogeny of the Chlorophyceae with special reference to the Sphaeropleales: a study of 18S and 26S rDNA data. J. Phycol. 37 (5):819-835 | 
| Publication: | Wiltshire K.H. et al. (2000) Extraction of pigments and fatty acids from the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus (Chlorophyceae). Aquatic Ecology 34:119-126 | 
| Publication: | Kessler, E. et al. (1997) Physiological, biochemical, and molecular characters for the taxonomy of the subgenera of Scenedesmus (Chlorococcales, Chlorophyta). Bot. Acta 110 (3):244-250 | 
| Publication: | Buchheim, Mark A. et al. (1996) Phylogeny of the Chlamydomonadales (Chlorophyceae): A Comparison of Ribosomal RNA Gene Sequences from the Nucleus and the Chloroplast. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 5 (2):391-402 | 
| Publication: | Takeda H. (1996) Cell wall sugars of some Scenedesmus species. Phytochemistry 42 (3):673-675 | 
| Publication: | Takeda H. (1993) Taxonomical assignment of chlorococcal algae from their cell wall composition. Phytochemistry 34 (4):1053-1055 | 
| Publication: | Huss, V.A. et al. (1990) Phylogenetic position of some Chlorella species within the chlorococcales based upon complete small-subunit ribosomal RNA sequences. J. Mol. Evol. 31 (5):432-442 | 
| Publication: | Hegewald E. (1989) The Scenedesmus strains of the Culture Collection of the University of Texas at Austin (UTEX). Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. (Algol. Stud. 55) 82 (2):153-189 | 
| Publication: | Liersch R. (1976) Über das ätherische Öl von Grünalgen. III. Die Öle einiger Chlorella-Mutanten (On the essential oil of green algae. III. The oils of some Chlorella mutants). Arch. Microbiol. 109:321-322 | 
| Publication: | Schnepf E. et al. (1974) Elektronenmikroskopische Beobachtungen an Parasiten aus Scenedesmus-Massenkulturen. Arch. Mikrobiol. 98 (1):133-145 | 
| Publication: | Koch W. (1973) Die algizide Wirkung chemischer Substanzen. Nachrichtenblatt Deutsch. Pflanzenschutzdienst 25:37-40 | 
| Publication: | Braune, W. (1972) Experimentelle Untersuchungen in situ zur Biomassebildung von Mikroalgen und zur Entwicklung natürlicher Algen-Biozönosen im Fließgewässer. InterInternationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie 57 (2):227–256 | 
| Publication: | Soeder C.J. et al. (1969) Unterschiedliche Wirkung von Captan auf das Wachstum einiger Stämme yon Chlorella und Scenedesmus. Arch. Mikrobiol. 67 (2):166-172 | 
| Publication: | Hwang, S.-W. et al. (1965) SURVIVAL OF ALGAL CULTURES AFTER FREEZING BY CONTROLLED AND UNCONTROLLED COOLING. Cryobiology 1 (5):305–311 | 
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | 
| Sequencing Project: | SAMN02639738  Transcriptome Sequences for Acutodesmus obliquus | 
| Sequence Accession: | AF183482  Tetradesmus obliquus strain SAG 276-3a culture-collection SAG:276-3a 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.  (2129 bp) | 
| Sequence Accession: | X56103  16s-like small subunit rRNA (1795 bp) | 
		| CRYO | 
		| Cryopreservation: | very good survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO | 
| TEACHING | 
		| Recommended for teaching: | no |