Open AccessThe first record of genus Neocystis from Kamchatka volcano soils, confirmed by genetic data
Author(s) -
Lira A. Gaysina,
Rezeda Z. Allaguvatova,
Marek Eliáš
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/663/1/012009
Subject(s) - genus , botany , volcano , clade , biology , pyrenoid , 18s ribosomal rna , algae , green algae , floristics , ribosomal rna , phylogenetics , paleontology , gene , genetics , chloroplast , taxon
Two strains of green algae having kidney-like cells in mucilage envelope without pyrenoids were isolated during the floristic study on algae in volcanic soil samples collected in the vicinity of Mutnovsky volcano (Kamchatka peninsula, Russia). Based on morphology, the strains were assigned to the genus Neocystis . 18S rRNA gene sequence comparisons confirmed, that the new isolates are members of the Neocystis clade. Thus, the genus Neocystis was reported from Kamchatka for the first time. The newly isolated Neocystis strains have good potential for use in biotechnology as sours of extracellular polymeric substances.