| SAG Strain Number: | 91.80 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Tetracystis |
| Species: | aplanospora |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Arce et Bold) Brown et Bold |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlorococcum aplanosporum |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | Cuba |
| Locality: | soil near Havana |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 23.080995 / -82.302933 (25000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | before 1968 |
| Isolated by: | G. Arce |
| Strain number by isolator: | 64 |
| Deposition by: | R. M. Brown |
| Deposition date: | 1968 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 181/9; UTEX 773 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Otto B. et al. (2015) Laccase-like enzyme activities from chlorophycean green algae with potential for bioconversion of phenolic pollutants. FEMS Microbiology Letters 362 (11):fnv072-fnv072 |
| Publication: | Fulnečková J. et al. (2012) Dynamic Evolution of Telomeric Sequences in the Green Algal Order Chlamydomonadales. Genome Biology and Evolution 4 (3):248-264 |
| Publication: | Del Campo, J.A. et al. (2000) Carotenoid content of chlorophycean microalgae: factors determining lutein accumulation in Muriellopsis sp. (Chlorophyta). Journal of Biotechnology 76:51-59 |
| Publication: | Arce G. et al. (1958) Some Chlorophyceae from Cuban soils. Am. J. Bot. 45:492-503 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | KM020026 Tetracystis aplanospora strain SAG 91.80 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (2296 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | JN903992 Tetracystis aplanospora strain SAG 91.80 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1746 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
