16 - Pichia subpelliculosa

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:16
Name:Pichia subpelliculosa
Depositor:Dr. A. Harden
Deposit Name:Hansenla subpelliculosa
Deposit Month:June
Deposit Year:1921
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 36905
Habitat:Unknown
References:Young TW, Yagiu. A comparison of the killer character in different yeasts and its classification. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 44: 59-77, 1978.^Chen WB , et al. Isolation, purification, and characterization of a killer protein from Schwanniomyces occidentalis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 5348-5352, 2000.

Physical Characteristics:

Optimum Temperature: °
Miniumum Temperature: °
Maximum Temperature: °

Cells:

Shape:Oval
Min Broth Breadth:3
Max Broth Breadth:5
Min Broth Length:4
Max Broth Length:14
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:5
Min Agar Length:3
Max Agar Length:12
Arrangement:Single
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Dull
Texture on Agar:Rough
Deposit in Broth:Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thick
Pellicle Appearance:Wrinkled
Pellicle Habitat:Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

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

Asexual Spores:

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

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:Present
Ascospore Shape:Hat
Ascospore Wall:Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:2
Ascus Shape:Oval
Conjugation:Absent
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape: 

Miscellaneous:

Assay:No
Salt Tolerant:15%
Killer:No
Plasmid:Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

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

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth:

Glucose:+
Galactose:Weak/Latent
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:+

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen:

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

Other:

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

Information:

Information:Produces killer toxin (Young TW, Yagiu, 1978).^sensitive to killer toxin produced by Schwanniomyces occidentalis ATCC 44252 (Chen WB, 2000).

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.