| SAG Strain Number: | 32.87 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Chamaesiphon |
| Species: | polonicus |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | (Rostafinski) Hansgirg |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Locality: | Stansstaad, moist rocks |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 46.980721 / 8.334646 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Isolated by: | A. Zehnder |
| Strain number by isolator: | 118a |
| Deposition by: | |
| Deposition date: | between 1965 and 1987 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | BG11 Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial and fungal contaminations |
| Strain relatives: | |
| 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: | Sgier L. et al. (2018) Evaluation of Phototrophic Stream Biofilms Under Stress: Comparing Traditional and Novel Ecotoxicological Endpoints After Exposure to Diuron. Front. Microbiol. 9:2974 |
| Publication: | Sgier L. et al. (2016) Flow cytometry combined with viSNE for the analysis of microbial biofilms and detection of microplastics. Nat. Comm. 7:11587 |
| Publication: | Brinkmann N. et al. (2015) Cyanobacteria and Diatoms in Biofilms of Two Karstic Streams in Germany and Changes of Their Communities Along Calcite Saturation Gradients. Geomicrobiology Journal 32 (3-4):255-274 |
| 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: | OK737797 Chamaesiphon polonicus SAG 32.87 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (410 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KY704111 Chamaesiphon polonicus SAG 32.87 16S ribosomal rRNA and 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence. (1807 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KF417651 Chamaesiphon polonicus SAG 32.87 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1369 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KM019983 Chamaesiphon polonicus SAG 32.87 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1462 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | standard CRF 5% DMSO; good survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |