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NIVA-CYA 1

Planktothrix cf. prolifica

ORIGIN

Country origin

Switzerland

Locality origin

Lake Zürich, Switzerland

Locality type

Freshwater

Habitat

Freshwater

Date of collecting

1958

Collector

Staub R.

Isolator

Staub R.

CULTURE

Medium

Z8

Growth temperature

15°C

DETAILS

Obtained from

NIVA Culture Collection of Algae

Date of isolation

1958

Date deposited to NORCCA

22-Apr-1999

Remarks

Brought to NIVA by O.M. Skulberg in 1959. Formerly known as Oscillatoria rubescens. - 16S rDNA accession no. AB045926.

References

Rudi, Knut, Olav M. Skulberg, and Kjetill S. Jakobsen. 1998. “Evolution Of Cyanobacteria By Exchange Of Genetic Material Among Phyletically Related Strains”. Journal Of Bacteriology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.180.13.3453-3461.1998.

Aakermann, Torunn, Olav M. Skulberg, and Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen. 1992. “A Comparison Of The Carotenoids Of Strains Of Oscillatoria And Spirulina (Cyanobacteria)”. Biochemical Systematics And Ecology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(92)90035-C.

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