| SAG Strain Number: | 93.80 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Tetracystis |
| Species: | illinoisensis |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Brown et Bold |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | IL, Effingham, from petri dish exposed to air from an automobile |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 39.119673 / -88.547115 (3000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1962 |
| Isolated by: | R. M. Brown (leg. P. Walne and E. Cox) |
| Strain number by isolator: | R-3-3 |
| Deposition by: | R. M. Brown |
| Deposition date: | 1968 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 181/4; UTEX 1457 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| 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: | Brown, R.M. et al. (1964) Phycological studies V. Comparative studies of the algal genera Tetracystis and Chlorococcum. Univ. Texas Publ. 6417:213p. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM020075 Tetracystis illinoisensis strain SAG 93.80 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (2956 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | JN903995 Tetracystis illinoisensis strain SAG 93.80 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1745 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
