| SAG Strain Number: | 80.79 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Phormidium |
| Species: | persicinum |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | (Reinke) Gomont |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | marine |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | MA Woods Hole, sea water |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 41.526909 / -70.669538 (2000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1953 |
| Isolated by: | L. Provasoli and I. J. Pintner |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | L. Provasoli |
| Deposition date: | 1977 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 1/2SWES |
| Axenic: | no |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 1462/5; UTEX 2425 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; taxonomy unclear: genus Phormidium is polyphyletic acc. to Marquardt et al 2007; Phormidium persicinum is taxonomic synonym of Pseudanabaena persicina (Reinke ex Gomont) Anagnostidis acc. to Anagnostidis 2001 |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Siegesmund, M.A. et al. (2008) COLEOFASCICULUS GEN. NOV. (CYANOBACTERIA): MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CRITERIA FOR REVISION OF THE GENUS MICROCOLEUS GOMONT1. J. Phycol. 44 (6):1572-1585 |
| Publication: | Marquardt, J. et al. (2007) Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of cyanobacteria assigned to the genus Phormidium (Oscillatoriales) from different habitats and geographical sites. Arch. Microbiol. 187 (5):397-413 |
| Publication: | Pintner, I.J. et al. (1958) Artificial Cultivation of a Red-Pigmented Marine Blue-Green Alga, Phormidium persicinum. J. gen. Microbiol. 18:190-197 |
| Publication: | Provasoli, L. et al. (1954) Cultural characteristics of Phormidium persicinum, an auxotrophic marine red-pigmented blue-green alga. Rapports et Communication du VIII Congrès International de Botanique 17:39-40 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | EF654085 Phormidium persicinum SAG 80.79 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1481 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AM398960 16S rRNA gene (partial), ITS1, 23S rRNA gene (partial), tRNA-Ile gene and tRNA-Ala gene. (625 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AM398783 partial 16S rRNA gene (924 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB115963 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence (1446 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DSMO; good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
