| SAG Strain Number: | 40.96 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Navicula |
| Species: | salinicola |
| Taxonomic position: | Heterokontophyta - Bacillariophyceae |
| Authority: | Hustedt |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Common name: | Diatoms |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | |
| Climatic zone: | Sahelzone |
| Continent: | |
| Country: | Cape Verde Islands |
| Locality: | Isla do Sal, saline pond |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 16.606286 / -22.907584 (3000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Isolated by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Deposition date: | 10.1996 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | 1/2SWES+Na2SiO3 Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | ABS status unknown, Capo Verde is non-party of Nagoya Protocol. SAG 02/2021 |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Bogen C. et al. (2013) Identification of Monoraphidium contortum as a promising species for liquid biofuel production. Bioresource Technology 133:622-626 |
| Publication: | Epp, L. S. et al. (2011) Molecular profiling of diatom assemblages in tropical lake sediments using taxon-specific PCR and Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (PCR-DHPLC). Mol Ecol Resour 11 (5):842-53 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | JQ003571 Navicula salinicola ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1086 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | FJ012350 Navicula salinicola isolate SAG40.96 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (127 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival, standard 2-step CRF protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |