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SAG 36.79 Calothrix scopulorum

SAG Strain Number:36.79
TAXONOMY
Genus:Calothrix
Species:scopulorum
Taxonomic position:Cyanobacteria
Authority:(Weber et Mohr) Agardh
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:no
Division:Cyanobacteria
Class:Cyanophyceae
ORIGIN
General habitat:freshwater
Climatic zone:temperate
Continent:Europe
Country:Germany
Locality:Göttingen, Botanical Garden Göttingen University, moist stone
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):51.532268 / 9.94179  (5000m)   View on Google Maps
Year:1961
Isolated by:U. Hess
Strain number by isolator:
Deposition by:U. Hess (SAG)
Deposition date:between 1961 and 1979
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:ES Ag
Axenic:bacterial or other types of contamination
Strain relatives:
Agitation resistance:not detected
Special properties:NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; maybe assigned to genus Dulcicalothrix acc. to Saraf et al. 2024. SAG 08/2024
 
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:Saraf A. et al. (2024) Two new species of Dulcicalothrix (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from India and erection of Brunnivagina gen. nov., with observations on the problem of using multiple ribosomal operons in cyanobacterial taxonomy. J. Phycol.
Publication:Hess, U. (1962) Über die hydraturabhängige Entwicklung und die Austrocknungsresistenz von Cyanophyceen. Arch. Mikrobiol. 44 (2):189-218
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:AY222370  Calothrix scopulorum SAG 36.79 HetR (hetR) gene, partial cds.  (448 bp)
Sequence Accession:KM019957  Calothrix scopulorum SAG 36.79 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1458 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:standard 5% DMSO, low survival
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:yes