{"product_id":"utex-lb-3242","title":"\u003cstrong\u003eUTEX LB 3242\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLimnoraphis birgei\u003c\/i\u003e","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"details-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAlgae Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"responsive-table\" class=\"large-only stackstable\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eUTEX Number:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003e3242\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eClass:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003eCyanophyceae\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eStrain:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLimnoraphis birgei\u003c\/i\u003e   J Komárek et al.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bg-11-medium\" title=\"BG-11 Medium | UTEX Culture Collection of Algae\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBG-11 Medium (BG-11)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003eNorth Castle, NY USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eDescription of Location:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003eThis 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 (\u003cem\u003eCtenopharyngodon idella\u003c\/em\u003e) were introduced to the lake to control excessive growth of invasive macrophytes. The lake experiences cyanobacterial blooms dominated by \u003cem\u003eLimnoraphis birgei\u003c\/em\u003e often co-occurring with other bloom-formers (e.g. \u003cem\u003eMicrocystis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDolichospermum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAphanizomenon\u003c\/em\u003e) in late summer and early fall.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eGPS:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003e41.151008 , -73.676625\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eType Culture:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eCollection:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003eMichael Kausch (10\/12\/2017)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eIsolation:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003eMichael Kausch (02\/27\/2018)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eIsolator Number:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003eNL001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eDeposition:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003eMichael Kausch (11\/14\/2025)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eRelatives:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eAlso Known As:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"details-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details-heading\"\u003eNotes:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1rem;\"\u003eThis strain is likely capable of non-heterocyst N\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Class_Cyanophyceae","offers":[{"title":"Strain Only","offer_id":46898969837722,"sku":"utex-lb-3242","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Strain w\/ 4 tubes of liquid BG-11 media (+$10 USD)","offer_id":46898969870490,"sku":"utex-lb-3242-liquid","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/1627\/files\/LB-3242_Limnoraphis-birgei_1000x-DIC_400x300_80023d2d-2df9-4191-92f1-19984454e9b9.jpg?v=1767884074","url":"https:\/\/utex.org\/products\/utex-lb-3242","provider":"UTEX Culture Collection of Algae","version":"1.0","type":"link"}