unid. sp.
| Common Name | |||||
| Collection Site | 46°N 104°W saline lake, Mongolia (Cha-ga-nur), 90 km NE Wu-shen-chi China (lat long very approximate) | ||||
| Ocean | salt lake | ||||
| Sea | |||||
| Nearest Continent | Asia | ||||
| Collected By | Lewin,R | ||||
| Collection Date | 10/01/1997 | ||||
| Isolated By | Sexton,J | ||||
| Isolated Date | 03/20/2017 | ||||
| Identified By | |||||
| Deposited By | Lewin,R and Sexton,J | ||||
| Deposit Date | 11/27/2017 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | JS1596 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 07/13/2017 | ||||
| Other Information | pH 10, salinity = 230%. , CO3 = 14.48 g/L, K = 3.49 g/L, Cl = 29.4 g/L, Na = 31.93 g/L; this was a contaminant in CCMP1892 Dunaliella strain | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | round and oval | ||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Hypersaline, Robust, Warm Water | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Algaebase | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 - Si |
| Other Reported Growth Media | L1-Si, f/2-Si |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 20 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 18 - 22 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 3 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 6 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 3 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 5 |
CCMP3491 was cryopreserved on Jun 22 2017 using 9% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 21 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 21 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.