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| UTEX Number: | 3242 |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Strain: | Limnoraphis birgei J Komárek et al. |
| Medium: | BG-11 Medium (BG-11) |
| Origin: | North Castle, NY USA |
| Description of Location: | This strain was collected from North Lake, an 8.9-hectare lake that is part of a system of dammed lakes in the Mianus River watershed, North Lake is a dimictic, mesotrophic lake used primarily for recreation (e.g. swimming and boating). Triploid grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) were introduced to the lake to control excessive growth of invasive macrophytes. The lake experiences cyanobacterial blooms dominated by Limnoraphis birgei often co-occurring with other bloom-formers (e.g. Microcystis, Dolichospermum, Aphanizomenon) in late summer and early fall. |
| GPS: | 41.151008 , -73.676625 |
| Type Culture: | No |
| Collection: | Michael Kausch (10/12/2017) |
| Isolation: | Michael Kausch (02/27/2018) |
| Isolator Number: | NL001 |
| Deposition: | Michael Kausch (11/14/2025) |
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| Notes: |
This strain is likely capable of non-heterocyst N2 fixation. Growth experiments demonstrate substantial biomass increase in N-free BG-11 medium; at rates not significantly different from those observed in N-replete media. While this strain can also grow on solid BG-11 medium, upon transfer back into liquid medium the filaments do not retain their buoyancy and are no longer viable. |
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