Table 1 Dunaliella strain sequences reported in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and utilized in this work.

M62998

24-Nov-94

Lewis, L.A

Dunaliella parva LB 1983

2585 bp

Dead sea, Israel

Israel

AF150905

7-Jun-99

Olmos, J.

Dunaliella bardawil LB 2538

2584 bp

Bardawil lagoon/San Quintin

Israel/México

EU616729

29-Apr-08

Hejazi, M.A.

Dunaliella sp. ABRII G2/1

2514 bp

Gavkhouni lagoon

Irán

DQ009776

20-Dec-05

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella viridis CONC002

2494 bp

Atacama Salar

Chile

DQ009777

20-Dec-05

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella bardawil LB 2538

2088 bp

Bardawil lagoon

Israel

DQ009778

20-Dec-05

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella peircei LB 2192

2065 bp

Lake Marina, Cal

USA

DQ009779

20-Dec-05

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella salina LB 200

2065 bp

Dirty, salt lake

Rusia

DQ324012

1-Mar-06

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella sp. SPMO 201-5

2080 bp

Salt flat, Oklahoma

USA

DQ447648

5-Apr-06

Herve, A.

Dunaliella salina CCAP 19/30

2185 bp

Bardawil lagoon

Israel

EF473739

28-Apr-07

Di Giuseppe, G.

Dunaliella salina SAG 19-3

2128 bp

Salt lake

Rusia

EF473743

28-Apr-07

Di Giuseppe, G.

Dunaliella salina CCAP 19/3

2128 bp

Dirty salt lake

Rusia

EF473745

28-Apr-07

Di Giuseppe, G.

Dunaliella salina CCAP 19/18

2151 bp

Hutt lagoon

Australia

EU583803

15-Apr-08

Hejazi, M.A.

Dunaliella sp. ABRII G2/1

2143 bp

Gavkhouni lagoon

Irán

M84320

3-Aug-94

Wilcox, L.W.

Dunaliella salina

2182 bp

Water

Chile

DQ324002

1-Mar-06

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella sp. BSF2

2073 bp

Salt flat, Oklahoma

USA

DQ324011

1-Mar-06

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella sp. SPMO 200-8

2082 bp

Salt flat, Oklahoma

USA

DQ324019

1-Mar-06

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella sp. SPMO 300-5

2074 bp

Salt flat, Oklahoma

USA

DQ324020

1-Mar-06

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella sp. SPMO 600-1

2074 bp

Salt flat, Oklahoma

USA

DQ324021

1-Mar-06

Buchheim, M.A.

Dunaliella sp. SPMO 601-1

2090 bp

Salt flat, Oklahoma

USA