| SAG Strain Number: | 48.91 | 
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Nitzschia | 
| Species: | curvilineata | 
| Taxonomic position: | Heterokontophyta - Bacillariophyceae | 
| Authority: | Hustedt | 
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no | 
| Division: | Heterokontophyta | 
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae | 
| Common name: | Diatoms | 
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | marine | 
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America | 
| Country: | USA | 
| Locality: | Connecticut, New Haven, marine shore | 
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 41.244159 / -72.890038 (10m) View on Google Maps | 
| Year: | 1950 | 
| Isolated by: | J.C. Lewin | 
| Strain number by isolator: | 5-M | 
| Deposition by: | UTEX | 
| Deposition date: | 09.1991 | 
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | SWES+Na2SiO3 Ag | 
| Axenic: | no | 
| Strain relatives: | UTEX 2033; CCMP 555 | 
| Agitation resistance: | not detected | 
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; strain used as feed e.g. Macrostomum worms (Platyhelminthes) | 
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| 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 | 
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | low survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO regrowth on Agar | 
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |