| Strain No. | UNIQEM 41002 type strain |
| Scientific name of the strain | Ectothiorhodospira variabilis Gorlenko et al. 2009 |
| Other culture collection No. | DSM 21381; VKM B-2479 |
| History | UNIQEM, UQM 41002 <--Gorlenko V.M., Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, WN22, 2004 |
| Source of isolation | microbial mat of shallow water soda lake |
| Geographics | Egypt, Um-Risha Lake, Wadi Natrum |
| Country | Egypt |
| Medium | 265 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 30 |
| Storage methods | S-4, S-1 |
| DNA sequences | 16S rRNA gene: AM943121.1; genome: PRJNA782335 |
| Pathogenicity group (SanPin 3.3686-21, 28.01.2021, Russia) | no |