| SAG Strain Number: | 28.96 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Fragilaria |
| Species: | crotonensis |
| Taxonomic position: | Heterokontophyta - Bacillariophyceae |
| Authority: | Kitton |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Common name: | Diatoms |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | Cumbria, Windermere, North Basin |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 54.390953 / -2.952576 (4000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Isolated by: | G. H. M. Jaworski |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | CCAP |
| Deposition date: | 10.1995 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | Diat+Vit.mix |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 1029/20 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Lamprecht O. et al. (2022) Synthetic periphyton as a model system to understand species dynamics in complex microbial freshwater communities. npj Biofilms Microbiomes 8:61 |
| Publication: | Stockenreiter, M. et al. (2013) Functional group richness: implications of biodiversity for light use and lipid yield in microalgae. J. Phycol. 49 (5):838-847 |
| Publication: | Stockenreiter M. et al. (2012) The effect of species diversity on lipid production by micro-algal communities. J. Appl. Phycol. 24:45-54 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | OK669060 UNVERIFIED: Fragilaria crotonensis strain SAG 28.96 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit-like gene, partial sequence; chloroplast. (313 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | OL304142 Fragilaria crotonensis strain SAG 28.96 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (578 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | medium survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO regrowth on Agar |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | yes |