 
  
  | SAG Strain Number: | 42.79 | 
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Chroococcidiopsis | 
| Species: | thermalis | 
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria | 
| Authority: | Geitler | 
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no | 
| Division: | Cyanobacteria | 
| Class: | Cyanophyceae | 
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | soil | 
| Climatic zone: | temperate | 
| Continent: | Europe | 
| Country: | Germany | 
| Locality: | from soil near Greifswald | 
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 54.073693 / 13.41259 (10000m) View on Google Maps | 
| Year: | 1962 | 
| Isolated by: | from Bot. Inst. Univ. Greifswald, Germany | 
| Strain number by isolator: | A149 as Myxosarcina chroococcoides, received from CNRS as M91/1 | 
| Deposition by: | CNRS CC, Gif-sur-Yvette, France | 
| Deposition date: | 12.1979 | 
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | Z | 
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination | 
| Strain relatives: | ATCC 27900; PCC 7203 | 
| Agitation resistance: | yes | 
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain | 
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Jung P.J. et al. (2024) The underestimated fraction: diversity, challenges and novel insights into unicellular cyanobionts of lichens. ISME Comm. 4 (1):ycae069 | 
| 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: | KM020000 Chroococcidiopsis thermalis SAG 42.79 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1464 bp) | 
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected | 
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |