Summary and
additional information:
<- L. J. Stal, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), the Netherlands; CCY1407. Sediment; Netherlands, Schiermonikoog ; sampling date: 2014. Assignment to the species Nodularia spumigena is preliminary. Comments of the depositor: "Nodularia is a diazotrophic filamentous cyanobacterium. Heterocysts present". Phototrophic. It cannot be excluded that the strain produces cyanobacterial toxins that can be dangerous to humans and pets. Non-axenic. (Medium 1592, standing culture, 16 hours at 608 lux illumination, 8-hours dark period. Transfer interval of 4 weeks).
