| SAG Strain Number: | 1052-3a | 
		
		| TAXONOMY | 
		| Genus: | Nitzschia | 
		| Species: | palea | 
		| Taxonomic position: | Heterokontophyta - Bacillariophyceae | 
		| Authority: | (Kützing) W. Smith | 
		| Variety: |  | 
		| Formerly called: |  | 
		| Authentic: | no | 
		| Division: | Heterokontophyta | 
		| Class: | Bacillariophyceae | 
| Common name: | Diatoms | 
		| ORIGIN | 
		| General habitat: | soil | 
		| Climatic zone: | temperate | 
		| Continent: | Europe | 
		| Country: | Germany | 
		| Locality: | Göttingen, soil | 
		| Lat. / Long.  (Precision): | 51.532268 / 9.94179  (5000m)   View on Google Maps | 
| Year: | 1942 | 
		| Isolated by: | H. v. Witsch | 
		| Strain number by isolator: |  | 
		| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim | 
		| Deposition date: | 1954 | 
		| CULTURE INFORMATION | 
		| Culture medium: | Diat Ag | 
		| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination | 
		| Strain relatives: | CCAP 1052/3 [dec.] | 
| Agitation resistance: | not detected | 
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; strain used for first mass culture of diatoms (Harder et al. 1943) | 
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| PUBLICATIONS | 
| Publication: | Lamprecht O. et al. (2022) Synthetic periphyton as a model system to understand species dynamics in complex microbial freshwater communities. npj Biofilms Microbiomes 8:61 | 
| Publication: | Sgier L. et al. (2018) Evaluation of Phototrophic Stream Biofilms Under Stress: Comparing Traditional and Novel Ecotoxicological Endpoints After Exposure to Diuron. Front. Microbiol. 9:2974 | 
| Publication: | Sgier L. et al. (2016) Flow cytometry combined with viSNE for the analysis of microbial biofilms and detection of microplastics. Nat. Comm. 7:11587 | 
| Publication: | Stockenreiter, M. et al. (2013) Functional group richness: implications of biodiversity for light use and lipid yield in microalgae. J. Phycol. 49 (5):838-847 | 
| Publication: | Epp, L. S. et al. (2011) Molecular profiling of diatom assemblages in tropical lake sediments using taxon-specific PCR and Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (PCR-DHPLC). Mol Ecol Resour 11 (5):842-53 | 
| Publication: | Lang I. et al. (2011) Fatty acid profiles and their distribution patterns in microalgae: a comprehensive analysis of more than 2000 strains from the SAG culture collection. BMC Plant Biol 11:124 | 
| Publication: | Stadthagen T. (2007) Entwicklung eines online Gewässermonitoringsystems mittels Biosensorchips zum Nachweis ausgewählter Xenobiotika. | 
| Publication: | Harder, R. et al. (1943) Über Massenkultur von Diatomeen. Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 60:146-152 | 
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | 
| Sequence Accession: | OK669059  UNVERIFIED: Nitzschia palea strain SAG 1052-3a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit-like gene, partial sequence; chloroplast. (311 bp) | 
| Sequence Accession: | OL304141  Nitzschia palea strain SAG 1052-3a small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (568 bp) | 
| Sequence Accession: | KU948217  Nitzschia palea isolate EPSAG 1052-3a 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, complete sequence; and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (695 bp) | 
		| CRYO | 
		| Cryopreservation: | low survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO regrowth on Agar | 
| TEACHING | 
		| Recommended for teaching: | yes |