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SAG 69.79 Nostoc punctiforme

SAG Strain Number:69.79
TAXONOMY
Genus:Nostoc
Species:punctiforme
Taxonomic position:Cyanobacteria
Authority:(Kützing) Hariot
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:no
Division:Cyanobacteria
Class:Cyanophyceae
Common name:Blue-Green Algae
ORIGIN
General habitat:endosymbiont
Climatic zone:temperate
Continent:Europe
Country:Germany
Locality:Hessen, Biebergemuend/Spessart, symbiont of Geosiphon pyriforme, coll. D. Mollenhauer
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):50.145278 / 9.341944  (200m)   View on Google Maps
Year:1968
Isolated by:W. Koch (coll. D. Mollenhauer 1967)
Strain number by isolator:as Nostoc spec.
Deposition by:W. Koch (SAG)
Deposition date:1968
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:ES-KNO3 Ag
Axenic:axenity unclear, needs to be tested. ML 10/2022
Strain relatives:
Agitation resistance:not detected
Special properties:NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain;
 
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:Mathu Malar C. et al. (2021) The genome of Geosiphon pyriformis reveals ancestral traits linked to the emergence of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Current Biology 31 (7):1570-1577.e4
Publication:O'Brien, H.E. et al. (2005) Assessing host specialization in symbiotic cyanobacteria associated with four closely related species of the lichen fungus Peltigera. Eur. J. Phycol. 40 (4):363-378
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:DQ185316  Nostoc punctiforme SAG 69.79 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; and chaperonin-like protein (rbcX) gene, complete cds.  (869 bp)
Sequence Accession:DQ185257  Nostoc punctiforme SAG 69.79 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.  (1371 bp)
Sequence Accession:DQ185200  Nostoc punctiforme SAG 69.79 trnL gene, intron.  (275 bp)
Sequence Accession:AY170128  Nostoc punctiforme SAG 69.79 tRNA-Leu (trnL) gene, intron group I intron.  (300 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:good survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:no