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SAG 8-6 Tetraselmis chuii

SAG Strain Number:8-6
TAXONOMY
Genus:Tetraselmis
Species:chuii
Taxonomic position:Chlorophyta - Chlorodendrophyceae
Authority:Butcher
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:yes
Division:Chlorophyta
Class:Chlorodendrophyceae
ORIGIN
General habitat:marine
Climatic zone:temperate
Continent:Europe
Country:United Kingdom
Locality:Scotland, Millport, Clyde estuary, marine
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):55.751383 / -4.931953  (600m)   View on Google Maps
Year:before 1959
Isolated by:S.P. Chu
Strain number by isolator:
Deposition by:E.G. Pringsheim (SAG)
Deposition date:1954
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:1/2SWEg Ag
Axenic:axenic
Strain relatives:CCAP 8/6; UTEX 232
Agitation resistance:not detected
Special properties:NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; strain able to produce micropearls (strontium-rich amorphous calcium carbonate inclusions) via biomineralization (Martignier et al. 2018); recommended for mass culture; used in aquaculture
 
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:Martignier A. et al. (2020) Biomineralization Capacities of Chlorodendrophyceae: Correlation Between Chloroplast Morphology and the Distribution of Micropearls in the Cell. Protist 170 (2):209-232
Publication:Zoccali M. et al. (2019) First Apocarotenoids Profiling of Four Microalgae Strains. Antioxidants 8 (209)
Publication:Martignier A. et al. (2018) Marine and freshwater micropearls: biomineralization producing strontium-rich amorphous calcium carbonate inclusions is widespread in the genus Tetraselmis (Chlorophyta) . Biogeosciences 15:6591-6605
Publication:del Campo E.M. et al. (2010) A single primer pair gives a specific ortholog amplicon in a wide range of Cyanobacteria and plastid-bearing organisms: applicability in inventory of reference material from collections and phylogenetic analysis. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 57 (3):1323-1328
Publication:Lapaille et al. (2010) Atypical Subunit Composition of the Chlorophycean Mitochondrial F1FO-ATP Synthase and Role of Asa7 Protein in Stability and Oligomycin Resistance of the Enzyme. 27 (7):1630-1644
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SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:MK482404  Tetraselmis chuii isolate SAG 8.6 rbcL gene, partial cds, chloroplast (372 bp)
Sequence Accession:MK460475  Tetraselmis chuii isolate SAG 8.6 ssU rRNA, partial sequence; ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA gene, and ITS 2, complete sequence; and lsU rRNA gene, partial sequence. (630 bp)
Sequence Accession:GQ921943  Tetraselmis chuii 23S large subunit ribosomal RNA (rrnL) gene, partial sequence; chloroplast. (623 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:not detected
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:no
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