Strain number NIES-3576  
Phylum Heterokontophyta  
Class Bacillariophyceae  
Scientific name Nitzschia sp.  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Pennate diatom  
Locality (Date of collection) Miyara River, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan (2012-03-06)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Brackish water (Plant (Mangrove))  
History < Nakayama, Takeshi < Kamikawa, Ryoma < Taira, Misaka  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Taira, Misaka (2012-03-**)  
Identified by Mayama, Shigeki  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  ESM + CB-V  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  0 µmol photons/m2/sec,
Duration:  21 D  
Gene information Mitochondrial genome ( AP018509 ) , Plastid genome ( AP018508 ) , 16S rRNA ( AB899716 ) , 28S rRNA ( AB899702 )  
Cell size (min - max) - 20 μm  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Heterotrophic ; Benthic ; Nonphotosynthetic plastids ; Genome decoded strain (Kamikawa et al. 2018)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : A4  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic; Nonphotosynthetic plastids 
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Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Related strain information
(Whose relevance due to simultaneous purchases and other information is inferred by AI)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-4020
Nitzschia brevissima Pennate diatom   Terrestrial (Concrete revetment) Epilithic ; Active gliding motility  
NIES-487
Nitzschia palea Pennate diatom   Freshwater (River water) Test strain (Nagai, T., 2016)  
NIES-4239
Nitzschia putrida Pennate diatom   Brackish water (Fallen leaves) Heterotrophic ; Attached ; Nonphotosynthetic plastids ; Genome decoded strain (Kamikawa et al. 2022)  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-2433
Norrisiella sphaerica   Marine (Seaweed)  
NIES-741
Haptolina hirta   Marine (Seawater) Offensive odor ; Mixotrophic ; Phagotrophic  
NIES-2860
Vacuoliviride crystalliferum   Freshwater (Paste) Benthic ; Authentic strain (Nakayama et al. 2015)  
NIES-463
Glenodiniopsis uliginosa Dinoflagellate   Freshwater (Pond water)  
NIES-2728
Nitzschia palea Pennate diatom   Freshwater (Stone) Test strain for AGP etc. (Ishihara, S. et al. 2006) ; Herbicide (triazine-type) tolerant  
Reference
Kamikawa, R., Yubuki, N., Yoshida, M., Taira, M., Nakamura, N., Ishida, K-I., Leander, B. S., Miyashita, H., Hashimoto, T., Mayama, S., Inagaki, Y. 2015 Multiple losses of photosynthesis in Nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae). Phycol. Res., 63, 19-28.
Keywords: apochlorotic diatoms; genetic diversity; large subunit rRNA; molecular phylogenetic analysis; nonphotosynthetic plastids; plastid 16S rRNA
Strain(s): 3576,  3577,  3578,  3579,  3580,  3581 
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12072

Kamikawa, R., Azuma, T., Ishii, K-I., Matsuno, Y., Miyashita, H. 2018 Diversity of organellar genomes in non-photosynthetic diatoms. Protist, 169, 351-361.
Keywords: ATP synthase complex; mitochondria; Nitzschia; plastids; vitamin B1
Strain(s): 2729,  3576,  3581 
PubMed: 29803116
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2018.04.009

Hamana, K., Furuchi, T., Hayashi, H., Niitsu, M. 2022 Additional polyamine analysis of algal chlorarachniophytes, euglenophytes, haptophytes, cryptophytes, dinoflagellates, chromerids and heterokontophytes. —Polyamine analysis of algae IV— Microb. Resour. Syst., 38, 51-62.
Keywords: alga; chlorarachniophyte; chromerid; dinoflagellate; polyamine
Strain(s): 12,  47,  48,  253,  274,  276,  277,  282,  286,  304,  331,  381,  387,  463,  623,  624,  699,  706,  715,  741,  1443,  2145,  2146,  2149,  2351,  2433,  2535,  2584,  2588,  2635,  2677,  2716,  2728,  2860,  3576,  3745,  4060,  4109,  4280,  4391,  4392 
DOI: 10.60369/microresys.38.2_51

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