SAG 98.80 Tetracystis tetraspora

SAG Strain Number:	98.80
TAXONOMY
Genus:	Tetracystis
Species:	tetraspora
Taxonomic position:	Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae
Authority:	(Arce et Bold) Brown et Bold
Variety:
Formerly called:	Chlorococcum tetrasporum
Authentic:	yes
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Common name:	Green Algae - Chlorophytes
ORIGIN
General habitat:	soil
Climatic zone:
Continent:	America
Country:	Cuba
Locality:	soil from Havana
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):	23.080995 / -82.302933  (25000m)   View on Google Maps
Year:	before 1958
Isolated by:	G. Arce
Strain number by isolator:	59A
Deposition by:	R. M. Brown
Deposition date:	1968
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:	ESP Ag
Axenic:	axenic
Strain relatives:	UTEX 780
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:	KM020024  Tetracystis tetraspora strain SAG 98.80 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.  (2442 bp)
Sequence Accession:	JN968582  Tetracystis tetraspora strain SAG 98.80 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.  (1743 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:	good survival
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:	no