SAG 43.80 Prototheca zopfii
| SAG Strain Number: | 43.80 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Prototheca |
| Species: | zopfii |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | Krüger |
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| Formerly called: | Prototheca zopfii SAG 263-1a and as P. portoricensis SAG 263-5a |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | |
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| Year: | before 1928 |
| Isolated by: | E. G. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | formerly called 263-1a and 263-5a |
| Deposition by: | E. G. Pringsheim |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | Malz Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
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| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; colourless; potentially pathogenic! Risk Level 2 > restricted distribution! Handle with care! |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Ewing A. et al. (2014) 16S and 23S plastid rDNA phylogenies of Prototheca species and their auxanographic phenotypes. J. Phycol. 50 (4):765-769 |
| Publication: | Kerfin W. et al. (1978) Physiological and Biochemical Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Genus Prototheca II. Starch Hydrolysis and Base Composition of DNA. Arch. Microbiol. 116 (1):105-107 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1977) Physiological and Biochemical Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Genus Prototheca I. Hydrogenase, Acid Tolerance, Salt Tolerance, Thermophily, and Liquefaction of Gelatin. Arch. Microbiol. 113:139-141 |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DMSO; very good survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
