From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 2

The mpa-3 mutation confers resistance to 3-methylphenylalanine. The resistance level is between that of mpa-3 and mpa1.


McBride AC, Gowans CS (1969) The induction of gene mutation and chromosome aberration in Chlamydomonas eugametos by a phenylalanine analog. Genet Res 14:121-126

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 4, annotated as “possible translocation.”

The mpa-2 mutation confers resistance to 3-methylphenylalanine, but at a lower level than mpa-1 or mpa-3. The sr mutation confers resistance to 50 micrograms/ml streptomycin.


Gowans CS (1960) Some genetic investigations on Chlamydomonas eugametos. Z Vererbungsl 91, 63-73

McBride JC, Gowans CS (1967) Pyrithiamine resistance in Chlamydomonas eugametos. Genetics 56:405-412

McBride AC, Gowans CS (1969) The induction of gene mutation and chromosome aberration in Chlamydomonas eugametos by a phenylalanine analog. Genet Res 14:121-126

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain C 22-4

This mutant, which is resistant to neamine, was isolated in cells grown on 2-amino-3-phenylbutanoic acid (and is probably resistant to that compound also) prior to plating on neamine. It shows Mendelian inheritance (i.e. is in a gene encoded in nuclear DNA).


McBride AC, McBride JC (1975) Uniparental inheritance in Chlamydomonas eugametos (chlorophyceae). J Phycol 11:343-344

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain Mo 71

This mutant is resistant to 4 micrograms/ml pyrithiamine.


McBride JC, Gowans CS (1967) Pyrithiamine resistance in Chlamydomonas eugametos. Genetics 56:405-412

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 5

This is a nuclear streptomycin-resistant mutant recovered in cells grown on 2-amino-3-phenylbutanoic acid (APBA) prior to plating on streptomycin. It is resistant to 50 micrograms/ml but not 500 micrograms/ml streptomycin.


McBride AC, McBride JC (1975) Uniparental inheritance in Chlamydomonas eugametos (chlorophyceae). J Phycol 11:343-344

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 6

This is a chloroplast mutant resistant to 500 micrograms/ml streptomycin. The mutation was used extensively in studies by Lemieux and others on inheritance of chloroplast genes in crosses of C. eugametos x C. moewusii.


McBride AC, McBride JC (1975) Uniparental inheritance in Chlamydomonas eugametos (chlorophyceae). J. Phycol 11:343-344

Lemieux C, Turmel M, Lee RW (1980) Characterization of chloroplast DNA in Chlamydomonas eugametos and C. moewusii and its inheritance in hybrid progeny. Curr Genet 2:139-147

Lemieux C, Turmel M, Seligy VL, Lee RW (1984) Chloroplast DNA recombination in interspecific hybrids of Chlamydomonas: Linkage between a nonmendelian locus for streptomycin resistance and restriction fragments coding for 16S rRNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 81:1164-1168

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 8

This mutant is resistant to at least 20 micrograms/ml spectinomycin. See Gowans (1960) for methods used to isolate mutants in his laboratory; this particular mutant isn’t discussed, however.


Gowans CS (1960) Some genetic investigations on Chlamydomonas eugametos. Z Vererbungsl 91:63-73

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 12

This is a nuclear neamine-resistant mutant recovered in cells grown on 2-amino-3-phenylbutanoic acid (APBA). It is resistant to 250 micrograms/ml streptomycin.


McBride AC, McBride JC (1975) Uniparental inheritance in Chlamydomonas eugametos (chlorophyceae). J Phycol 11:343-344

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain Mo 74

This mutant, which was UV-induced by Nakamura and colleagues, grows poorly on tryptophan concentrations higher than 200 micrograms/ml.


Nakamura K, Kozloff RA, Gowans CS (1979) Isolation of tryptophan sensitive strains of the green alga Chlamydomonas. Env Exp Botany 19:311-314

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 13

This is a spontaneous nuclear gene mutation conferring resistance to 50 micrograms/ml streptomycin.


Gowans CS (1960) Some genetic investigations on Chlamydomonas eugametos. Z Vererbungsl 91:63-73

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain CJ 337-1

The mpa-1 mutation confers resistance to more than 500 micrograms/ml 3-methylphenylalanine (also called 2-amino-3-phenylbutanoic acid or APBA). sr-2 is a chloroplast mutation conferring resistance to 500 micrograms/ml streptomycin.


McBride JC, Gowans CS (1967) Pyrithiamine resistance in Chlamydomonas eugametos. Genetics 56:405-412

McBride AC, Gowans CS (1969) The induction of gene mutation and chromosome aberration in Chlamydomonas eugametos by a phenylalanine analog. Genet Res 14:121-126

McBride AC and McBride JC (1975) Uniparental inheritance in Chlamydomonas eugametos (chlorophyceae). J. Phycol 11:343-344

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain CJ 338-2

This is a chloroplast mutant resistant to 500 micrograms/ml streptomycin. The mutation was used extensively in studies by Lemieux and others on inheritance of chloroplast genes in crosses of C. eugametos x C. moewusii.


McBride AC, McBride JC (1975) Uniparental inheritance in Chlamydomonas eugametos (chlorophyceae). J Phycol 11:343-344

Lemieux C, Turmel M, Lee RW (1980) Characterization of chloroplast DNA in Chlamydomonas eugametos and C. moewusii and its inheritance in hybrid progeny. Curr Genet 2:139-147

Lemieux C, Turmel M, Seligy VL, Lee RW (1984) Chloroplast DNA recombination in interspecific hybrids of Chlamydomonas: Linkage between a nonmendelian locus for streptomycin resistance and restriction fragments coding for 16S rRNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 81:1164-1168

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain CJ 338-3

This is a chloroplast mutant resistant to 500 micrograms/ml streptomycin. The mutation was used extensively in studies by Lemieux and others on inheritance of chloroplast genes in crosses of C. eugametos x C. moewusii.


McBride AC, McBride JC (1975) Uniparental inheritance in Chlamydomonas eugametos (chlorophyceae). J Phycol 11:343-344

Lemieux C, Turmel M, Lee RW (1980) Characterization of chloroplast DNA in Chlamydomonas eugametos and C. moewusii and its inheritance in hybrid progeny. Curr Genet 2:139-147

Lemieux C, Turmel M, Seligy VL, Lee RW (1984) Chloroplast DNA recombination in interspecific hybrids of Chlamydomonas: Linkage between a nonmendelian locus for streptomycin resistance and restriction fragments coding for 16S rRNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 81:1164-1168

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 8

This strain can use 200 micrograms/ml 8-azaguanine as its sole nitrogen source.

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 9

This mutant can use 200 micrograms/ml 2-amino-3-phenylbutanoic acid (APBA) as its sole nitrogen source.

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain
J 262-2

This mutant is resistant to 50 grams/ml erythromycin. It shows Mendelian inheritance, indicating that it is in a nuclear gene.

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, his strain H 11

This mutant is resistant to 50 grams/ml erythromycin. It shows Mendelian inheritance, indicating that it is in a nuclear gene.

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983

We believe that this is Lewin’s wild-type plus strain, equivalent to CC-55 [= UTEX 97]

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983

We believe that this is Lewin’s wild-type minus strain, equivalent to CC-56 [= UTEX 96].

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 7 475 n.m.

This motility mutant was isolated and described by Lewin. Both mating types can mate with other strains, but + and – strains both carrying this mutation do not mate well with each other. Flagella are slow to regenearte after deflagellation. This mutant is also in the collection as CC-957 and CC-2522.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 14 1016

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 18 1034 –

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin, presumably the same as CC-1894. Motility is not restored to the quadriflagellate zygote after mating with wild type.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 21 1041 +

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin. Motility is not restored to the quadriflagellate zygote after mating with wild type.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 22 1041 –

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin. Motility is not restored to the quadriflagellate zygote after mating with wild type


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 24 1043 –

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin, presumably the same mutant as CC-963. Motility is not restored to the quadriflagellate zygote after mating with wild type.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 25 1044 +

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 30 1053-1 +

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin, one of two different mutations in the original M.1053 isolate.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 32 1053-2 +

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin, one of two different mutations in the original M.1053 isolate. It mates poorly.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, as L 35 1060 +

This is a non-mating mutant isolated by Lewin.


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55

From C.S. Gowans, University of Missouri, March 1983, L 37 1074 + n.m.

This is a motility mutant isolated by Lewin. We suspect that n.m. in Gowans’ strain number means “non-mating.”


Lewin RA (1954) Mutants of Chlamydomonas moewusii with impaired motility. J Gen Microbiol 11:358-363

Lewin RA (1974) Genetic control of flagellar activity in Chlamydomonas moewusii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 13:45-55