1403 - Candida succiphila

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:1403
Name:Candida succiphila
Depositor:J.D. Lee, IAM, Tokyo, Japan.
Deposit Name:Candida succiphila
Deposit Month:November
Deposit Year:1981
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 46049, CBS 8003, CCRC 21410, IAM 12489, IFO 1911, JCM 9445, KL30, NRRL Y-11998.
Habitat:Sap of Amygdalus persica (peach tree), Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
References:Lee JD , Komagata K . Pichia cellobiosa, Candida cariosilignicola, and Candida succiphila, new species of methanol-assimilating yeasts. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 30: 514-519, 1980. ^Lee JD , Komagata K . Taxonomic study of methanol-assimilating yeasts. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 26: 133-158, 1980. ^Suzuki & Nakase, Microbiol.Cult.Coll. 14: 49-62, 1998 (cell-wall comp.,CoQ).^Lee et al., Intern.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 44: 839-841, 1994 (DNA,CoQ).^Dien et al.Screening for L-arabinose fermenting yeasts. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 57: 233-242, 1996 (L-arabinose).^

Physical Characteristics:

Optimum Temperature:34°
Miniumum Temperature:4°
Maximum Temperature:36°

Cells:

Shape:Oval
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:4
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length:5
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:5
Min Agar Length:3
Max Agar Length:9
Arrangement:Chains
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Slightly shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour: N/A
Pellicle in Broth:Absent
Pellicle Appearance:N/A
Pellicle Habitat:N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:Mycotorula
Blastospores:Few
Blastospore Shape:Unknown
Blastospore Location:Unknown
Blastospore Habit:Unknown
True Mycelium:Absent
Clamp Connections:Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:Absent
Arthrospores:Absent
Endospores:Absent
Chlamydospores:Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:Absent
Ascospore Shape:N/A
Ascospore Wall:N/A
Ascospore No Per Ascus:N/A
Ascus Shape:N/A
Conjugation:Absent
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape:N/A

Miscellaneous:

Assay:Unknown
Salt Tolerant:Unknown
Killer:Unknown
Plasmid:No

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

Glucose:+
Galactose:+
Sucrose:-
Maltose:-
Cellobiose:+
Trehalose:+
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:-
Melizitose:-
Inulin:-
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:Unknown
A M D Glucoside:-

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth:

Glucose:+
Galactose:+
Sorbose:+
Sucrose:-
Maltose:-
Cellobiose:+
Trehalose:+
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:-
Melizitose:-
Inulin:-
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:+
D Arabinose:+
Ribose:+
Rhamnose:+
Ethanol:-
Glycerol:+
Erythritol:+
Ribitol:+
Galactitol:+
Mannitol:+
Sorbitol:+
A M D Glucoside:-
Salicin:+
Lactic Acid:-
Succinic Acid:-
Citric Acid:-
Inositol:-
Gluconolactone:+
Glucosamine:+
Methanol:+
Xylitol:Unknown

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen:

NH4 2SO4:+
KNO3:-
Ethylamine:+
Cadaverine:Unknown
Lysine:Unknown

Other:

Vitamin Free Growth:-
Cyclohex 100ppm:+
Cyclohex 1000ppm:Unknown
50% Glucose Growth:-
60% Glucose Growth:-
Lipolytic:-
Acid Production�:-
37c Growth:+
40c Growth:Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:+
Urease Activity:-
Starch Production:-
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:Type strain of Candida succiphila.^Assimilates methanol .^Ethanol from L-arabinose (2.3g/l) and D-xylose (17.1g/l)^

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.