245 - Kloeckera apiculata

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:245
Name:Kloeckera apiculata
Depositor:C. Rainbow, Birmingham University
Deposit Name:Kluyveromyces brevis
Deposit Month:July
Deposit Year:1951
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 18212, CBS 5914, CCRC 21362, DSM 70788, IFO 0630
Habitat:Unknown
References:Emery et al., Biochem.J. 40: 426-432, 1946.^Jones & Finch, Appl.Microbiol. 7: 309-311, 1959.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Apiculate
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:5
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length:11
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:4
Min Agar Length:2
Max Agar Length:12
Arrangement:Single
Colour on Agar:Brown
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Absent
Pellicle Appearance:N/A
Pellicle Habitat:N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:Bipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:N/A
Pseudomycelium Form:N/A
Blastospores:N/A
Blastospore Shape:N/A
Blastospore Location:N/A
Blastospore Habit:N/A
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:Yes
Salt Tolerant:10%
Killer:Unknown
Plasmid:Unknown

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:Unknown
Glucosamine:Unknown
Methanol:Unknown
Xylitol:Unknown

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen:

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

Other:

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

Information:

Information:US Patent 3,920,519, hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.^Used for assay of inositol; assay of thiamine.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.