unid. diatom
| Common Name | diatom | ||||
| Collection Site | -51.47°N -39.3°W Islas Orcadas Cruise, Station 34 | ||||
| Ocean | South Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | |||||
| Nearest Continent | Open ocean | ||||
| Collected By | Fryxell,G | ||||
| Collection Date | 10/05/1978 | ||||
| Isolated By | Fryxell,G | ||||
| Isolated Date | 11/06/1978 | ||||
| Identified By | |||||
| Deposited By | Fryxell,G | ||||
| Deposit Date | 08/05/1982 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | AA-2 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 03/24/2005 | ||||
| Other Information | unidentified diatom with eukaryotic contaminants | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | |||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Cold Water | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Algaebase | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/2, f/2 agar, L1, L1 + agar |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 2 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | -2 - 2 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 3 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 6 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 2 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 5 |
CCMP979 was cryopreserved on Mar 29 2007 using 12% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 34 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 34 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.