Calothrix sp.
| Common Name | blue-green algae | ||||
| Taxonomy by Gene Sequence | False | ||||
| Collection Site | 28.23°N -82.19°W residential home, Zephyrhills, Florida USA | ||||
| Ocean | residential home roof shingles | ||||
| Sea | |||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | |||||
| Collection Date | 10/29/2001 | ||||
| Isolated By | Andersen,RA | ||||
| Isolated Date | 08/11/2006 | ||||
| Identified By | Andersen,RA | ||||
| Deposited By | Andersen,RA | ||||
| Deposit Date | 03/27/2007 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | A11,361 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | |||||
| Other Information | The alga grew and discolored shingles. Shingles installed on residential home on July 1, 1994. | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | coccoid | ||||
| Attributes | Algae, Freshwater | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | No | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | DYV-m |
| Other Reported Growth Media | BG-11, DY-V, WCg |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 20 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 18 - 26 °C |
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CCMP2831 was cryopreserved on Aug 30 2007 using 6% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 43 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 43 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.