| SAG Strain Number: | 276-4b |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Desmodesmus |
| Species: | communis |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Hegewald) Hegewald |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Scenedesmus quadricauda; Scenedesmus communis Hegewald |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | Cambridge, garden basin |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 52.202347 / 0.128345 (9000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | August 1940 |
| Isolated by: | E. G. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 276/4B as Scenedesmus communis; UTEX 76; ATCC 30428 both as Scenedesmus quadricauda |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; recommended for schools |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Marasco, A. et al. (2016) Weathering of a Roman Mosaic-A Biological and Quantitative Study on In Vitro Colonization of Calcareous Tesserae by Phototrophic Microorganisms. PLOS One 11 (10):e0164487 |
| Publication: | Steudel, Bastian et al. (2016) Contrasting biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in phylogenetic and functional diversity. New Phytologist 212 (2 ): 409-420 |
| 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: | Steudel B. et al. (2012) Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning change along environmental stress gradients. Ecology Letters 15 (12):1397–1405 |
| Publication: | Lang, I. et al. (2011) Fatty acid profiles and their distribution patterns in microalgae: a comprehensive analysis of more than 2000 strains from the SAG culture collection. BMC Plant Biol 11:124 |
| Publication: | Claudia Grewe (2009) Untersuchungen zur Astaxanthin-Biosynthese in den Grünalgen Scenedesmus sp. und Haematococcus pluvialis. |
| Publication: | Hegewald E. (2000) New combinations in the genus Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Scenedesmaceae). Algological Studies 96: 1-18 |
| Publication: | Blokker, P. et al. (1998) ω-hydroxy fatty acids in some freshwater green microalgae. Phytochemistry 49 (3):691-695 |
| Publication: | Blokker, P. et al. (1998) Chemical structure of algaenans from the fresh water algae Tetraedron minimum, Scenedesmus communis and Pediastrum boryanum. Org Geochem 29 (5-7):1453-1468 |
| 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: | Kowallik, W. et al. (1971) Zur Glykolatoxydation einzelliger Grünalgen. Planta 96 (3):224-237 |
| 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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| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | yes |
