SAG 93.79 Tolypothrix distorta

SAG Strain Number:	93.79
TAXONOMY
Genus:	Tolypothrix
Species:	distorta
Taxonomic position:	Cyanobacteria
Authority:	Kützing
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:	no
Division:	Cyanobacteria
Class:	Cyanophyceae
ORIGIN
General habitat:	soil
Climatic zone:
Continent:	Europe
Country:	Spain
Locality:	Mallorca, from a south-exposed wall of porous stones
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):	39.631077 / 2.953491  (50000m)   View on Google Maps
Year:	1961
Isolated by:	U. Hess
Strain number by isolator:
Deposition by:	U. Hess (Göttingen)
Deposition date:	1963
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:	ES Ag
Axenic:	fungal contamination
Strain relatives:
Agitation resistance:	yes
Special properties:	NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain;
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:	Lamprinou, V. et al. (2012) Toxopsis calypsus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Nostocales) from cave 'Francthi', Peloponnese, Greece: a morphological and molecular evaluation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 62 (Pt 12):2870-7
Publication:	Hess, U. (1962) Über die hydraturabhängige Entwicklung und die Austrocknungsresistenz von Cyanophyceen. Arch. Mikrobiol. 44 (2):189-218
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:	GQ287651  Tolypothrix distorta SAG 93.79 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1454 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:	not detected
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:	yes