We obtained a strain of oilrich [WTBX]Nitzschia closterium[WTBZ] (BC6) through UVinduction. We further investigated the effects of different culture conditions such as temperature, irradiance, pH value, salinity and nitrogen concentration on its growth. The OD680 and growth rate were determined every two days. Experimental results show that the optimum culture conditions are temperature of 20 ℃, pH value of 7.5, irradiance of 54 μmol·m-2·s-1, NaNO3 concentration of 105 mg·L-1and NaCl concentration of 27 g·L-1. Its highest cell density can reach 1.69×106/mL, 2.2 times higher than that of nonoptimization, under these optimal conditions.