SAG 7.82 Gloeobacter violaceus
| SAG Strain Number: | 7.82 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Gloeobacter |
| Species: | violaceus |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | Rippka, Waterbury et Cohen-Bazire |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Common name: | Bluegreen Algae - Cyanobacteria |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | subaerial |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Locality: | calcarous rock near Kastanienbaum, Vierwaldstättersee |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 47.008763 / 8.338094 (300m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Isolated by: | R. Rippka |
| Strain number by isolator: | PCC 7421 |
| Deposition by: | R. Rippka (PCC) |
| Deposition date: | 10.1981 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | Z |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | ATCC 29082; PCC 7421 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; with oxygenic photosynthesis but devoid of thylakoids (Rippka et al. 1974)! photosynthetic and respiratory apparatus located in plasma membrane. |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| 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 |
| Publication: | Rippka, R. et al. (1974) A cyanobacterium which lacks thylakoids. Arch. Mikrobiol. 100:419-436 |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | no survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
