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Ostreococcus_tauri

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IDENTITY

Ostreococcus_tauri

Domain: 
Eukaryota
Division: 
Chlorophyta
Class: 
Mamiellophyceae
Order: 
Mamiellales
Family: 
Bathycoccaceae
Genus: 
Ostreococcus
Clade: 
clade C
Strain name: 
OTTH 0595-genome
Authentic culture: 
STATUS
Clonal: 
Axenic: 
Pure: 
Heterotrophic: 
Toxic: 
Symbiotic: 
Transformed: 
Substitute strain (e.g. for cryopreserved or lost strains): 
RCC4221
MORPHOLOGY
Cell shape: 
coccoid
Length: 
0.80
Cell motility: 
non-motile
ORIGIN
Sampling ocean: 
Mediterranean Sea
Sampling regional sea: 
Gulf of Lion
Sampling site: 
Thau lagoon
Sampling country: 
France
Sampling ecosystem: 
lagoon
Sampling station: 
TBS
Sampling depth (m): 
0
Sampling date: 
Wednesday, May 3, 1995
Isolation by: 
Courties C.
Isolation method: 
Filtration < 0.8µm
CULTURE CONDITIONS
RCC medium: 
K
RCC temperature: 
20.00
RCC transfer period weeks: 
2.00
RCC light: 
100
Remark: 
Ths strain corresponds to the culture which genome has been sequenced as published in Derelle et al. (2006). This strains has been recloned and resequenced in 2014 (see RCC4221)
RCC Staff >
Details for RCC staff only
Date entered catalog: 
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Daughter strains: 
RCC4221
Isolation medium: 
f/2 modifié
Deposit to RCC date: 
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Deposit to rcc by: 
C. Courties

Sequences available for this RCC strain

GenBank Accession Gene name Gene location Genome link Genbank organism Genbank taxonomy Description
NC_014430 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 05, whole genome shotgun sequence
GQ421570 glucose-6 nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri strain OTH95 glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) mRNA, partial cds
NC_014431 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 06, whole genome shotgun sequence
HQ336962 histone H3 nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri strain OTH95 histone H3 mRNA, partial cds
NC_014432 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 07, whole genome shotgun sequence
AY586729 ITS rRNA nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri strain RCC745/OTH95 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence
NC_014433 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 08, whole genome shotgun sequence
KC967294 Genome mitochondrion Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri isolate RCC745-2009 mitochondrion, complete genome
NC_014434 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 09, whole genome shotgun sequence
GQ421502 OEE1 nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri strain OTH95 oxygen-evolving enhancer protein (OEE1) mRNA, partial cds
NC_014435 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 10, whole genome shotgun sequence
FJ715713 translation elongation factor-like nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri strain OTH95 translation elongation factor-like protein mRNA, partial cds
NC_014436 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 11, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014437 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 12, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014438 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 13, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014439 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 14, whole genome shotgun sequence
PRJNA51609 Genome nucleus Link Ostreococcus tauri OTH95
NC_014440 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 15, whole genome shotgun sequence
GQ421526 60S ribosomal protein L3 nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri strain OTH95 60S ribosomal protein L3 mRNA, partial cds
NC_014441 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 16, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014426 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 01, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014442 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 17, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014427 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 02, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014443 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 18, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014428 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 03, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014444 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 19, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014429 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 04, whole genome shotgun sequence
NC_014445 Genome nucleus Ostreococcus tauri Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; prasinophytes; Mamiellophyceae; Mamiellales; Bathycoccaceae; Ostreococcus Ostreococcus tauri WGS project CAID00000000 data, contig chromosome 20, whole genome shotgun sequence

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