NIVA-CYA 31

Microcystis aeruginosa
ORIGIN
Country origin
Canada
Locality origin
Little Rideau Lake, Ontario, Canada
Locality type
Freshwater
Habitat
Freshwater
Date of collecting
1954-09
Isolator
Zehnder A.
CULTURE
Medium
Z8
Growth temperature
15°C
DETAILS
Obtained from
NIVA Culture Collection of Algae
Date of isolation
1954
Date deposited to NORCCA
Remarks
Received from University of Alberta, Canada, 1975, from P.R. Gorham. Originally designated NRC-1 (SS-17). - Hepatotoxic.

References

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