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In the fictional strains below, click on the hyperlink to see the meaning of the item defined lower down on the page.

Planktothrix agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
CCAP 1460/15
Isolator: Yamamoto 1983
Origin: Freshwater; Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, Japan
Culture: Medium JM; B, X; sub + cryo
Taxonomy: Cyanophyta (blue-green algae / cyanobacteria)
Other: Orig. desig. "K-O-A-9"; =NIES-2048; ••PLK-9; syn. Oscillatoria agardhii Korschikov 1953; TYPE CULTURE; does not have gas vacuoles

Acanthamoeba palestinensis (Reich) Page 1967
CCAP 1501/23C
Isolator: Smith 1988
Origin: Freshwater; old distilled water carboy, USA
Culture: Medium NN; M and Medium PPG; A; sub
Taxonomy: Amoeboid Organisms
Other: Orig. desig. "ZB-1"; formerly listed as Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Puschkarew) Volkonsky 1931; POSSIBLE PATHOGEN; FORM A MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER

All available information concerning each strain entry is arranged as follows:

Genus/species/authority: The name of the species is followed by the author of the name and, in many instances, the date of its first valid publication. back

Strain designation: The CCAP strain designation is made up of the Collection acronym, CCAP, followed by the number, which is unique and immutable. The full designation should be quoted in any published material. back

Isolator: The name of the isolator and year of isolation. back

Origin: The environment from which the strain was isolated is given (eg "freshwater", "soil", “marine”, “brackish”, “animal”); followed by the precise location (if known) and the geographical location of origin (eg "Esthwaite Water, Cumbria, England"). back

Culture: (Details are given of:)

Examples: "BG11; B; sub + cryo" signifies that the strain is cultured using BG11 medium, that bacteria are present and that the strain is cryopreserved as well as being maintained by serial dilution; "EG:JM; A; cryo" indicates that the strain is cultured in a mixture of EG and JM media, that the culture is axenic and only maintained cryopreserved. back

Taxonomy: The classification system adopted for the algae is attributed largely to van den Hoek et al. (1995), with the exception of the Chlorophyceae and Pedinophyceae which are more contentious. For these we have followed Bold & Wynne (1985). For protozoa, heterotrophic protists are classified as ciliates, amoeboid organisms or obligate heterotrophic flagellates. In the case of protists which are listed as 'obligate heterotrophic flagellates' but which are also classified under the algal scheme, both entries are shown.
The CCAP website/catalogue should not be taken as an authority for taxonomy or nomenclature. back

Other: Additional information is listed including details of:
• Other designations by which strain is known (eg ••SMBA 306)
• Synonyms
• Type material - a culture derived from material used for the original description and naming of a species is here designated as a TYPE CULTURE
• Pathogen - a strain that is considered to be a pathogen or possible pathogen is designated as PATHOGEN or POSSIBLE PATHOGEN. Special regulations apply to the sale of these strains. Refer to Ordering Pathogenic Strains and How to Order CCAP Cultures and Media. Form A must be downloaded, completed and sent with order.
• Name changes "formerly listed as" indicates the name under which the strain was formerly listed (in the 1995 CCAP Catalogue of Strains)
• Other Information eg special notes on usage, morphology etc. back

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