Pfiesteria piscicida Steidinger et Burkholder
| Common Name | colorless flagellate | ||||
| Collection Site | 34.9192°N -76.9383°W Neuse River, North Carolina USA | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Neuse River | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Burkholder,JM | ||||
| Collection Date | 09/01/1997 | ||||
| Isolated By | Burkholder,JM | ||||
| Isolated Date | 09/15/1998 | ||||
| Identified By | Burkholder,JM, Rublee,P, Oldach,D | ||||
| Deposited By | Burkholder,JM | ||||
| Deposit Date | 04/15/2004 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | R133-4-0 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | |||||
| Other Information | Burkholder indicates that this is a noninducible strain | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | flagellate | ||||
| Attributes | Algae, Toxic, Marine | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Algaebase | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | seawater (12 psu) + CCMP768 as food |
| Other Reported Growth Media | |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 20 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 18 - 22 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 14 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 18 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 10 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 16 |
CCMP2362 was cryopreserved on Nov 9 2006 using 8% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 5 days. If interested, please contact the CCMP for the cryopreservation methods (freezing and/or thawing protocols).
Note that aquaculture strains are always maintained as actively growing cultures, even if also cryogenically stored. Therefore, aquaculture strains (see aquaculture express ordering on the CCMP home page) can be shipped immediately upon request.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 5 days. If interested, please contact the CCMP for the cryopreservation methods (freezing and/or thawing protocols).
Note that aquaculture strains are always maintained as actively growing cultures, even if also cryogenically stored. Therefore, aquaculture strains (see aquaculture express ordering on the CCMP home page) can be shipped immediately upon request.