Arthrospiramaxima Setchell & N.L.Gardner (1917) CCAP 1475/9 Isolator: Lefèvre (1963) Origin:
Hypersaline;
Lake Tchad, Africa Culture: Medium
ASW:BG; Bacteria present; sub Other: Orig. desig. No. M 132/1; SAG 84.79;
formerly listed as Spirulina maxima (Setchell & Gardner) Geitler 1932;
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Scheldeman P, Baurain D, Bouhy R, Scott M, Mühling M, Whitton BA, Belay A & Wilmotte A (1999) Arthrospira ('Spirulina') strains from four continents are resolved into only two clusters, based on amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis of the internally transcribed spacer. Fems Microbiology Letters 172: 213-222. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13471.x