| SAG Strain Number: | 48.79 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Merismopedia |
| Species: | glauca |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | (Ehrenberg) Nägeli |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Common name: | Bluegreen Algae - Cyanobacteria; Tafelblaualge |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Germany |
| Locality: | |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | 1967 |
| Isolated by: | E.G. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | 1448-2 as M. convoluta |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1967 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | NH4E |
| Axenic: | bacterial and fungal contaminations |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 1448/3 as M. convoluta |
| 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: | Stockenreiter, M. et al. (2013) Functional group richness: implications of biodiversity for light use and lipid yield in microalgae. J. Phycol. 49 (5):838-847 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | OK737798 Merismopedia glauca CCAP 1448/3 strain SAG 48.79 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (410 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | yes |