| NCYC Number: | 333 |
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| Name: | Pichia membranifaciens |
| Depositor: | A.E. Wiles |
| Deposit Name: | Pichia alcoholophila |
| Deposit Month: | October |
| Deposit Year: | 1951 |
| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 36908, CBS 7374, 'Strain 79' |
| Habitat: | Draught beer, UK. |
| References: | Young, in Rose & Harrison, The Yeasts Vol.2, London: Academic Press.^Wiles, J. Inst. Brew. 56: 183, 1950.^Killer character K7, A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1978, 44, 59-77.^Killer properties of wine yeasts. Shimizu et al. Journal of Fermentation Technology, 63, 421-429, 1985. |
| Optimum Temperature: | ° |
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| Miniumum Temperature: | ° |
| Maximum Temperature: | ° |
| Shape: | Long-oval |
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| Min Broth Breadth: | 3 |
| Max Broth Breadth: | 5 |
| Min Broth Length: | 5 |
| Max Broth Length: | 8 |
| Min Agar Breadth: | 2 |
| Max Agar Breadth: | 5 |
| Min Agar Length: | 4 |
| Max Agar Length: | 12 |
| Arrangement: | Pairs |
| Colour on Agar: | Cream |
| Surface on Agar: | Dull |
| Texture on Agar: | Rough |
| Deposit in Broth: | Flocculent |
| Ring in Broth: | Absent |
| Ring Colour: | Unknown |
| Pellicle in Broth: | Thin |
| Pellicle Appearance: | Milky |
| Pellicle Habitat: | Climbing |
| Budding: | Multipolar |
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| Fission: | Absent |
| Pseudomycelium: | Well formed |
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| Pseudomycelium Branch: | Unknown |
| Pseudomycelium Form: | Unknown |
| Blastospores: | Unknown |
| Blastospore Shape: | Oval |
| Blastospore Location: | Unknown |
| Blastospore Habit: | Unknown |
| True Mycelium: | Absent |
| Clamp Connections: | Absent |
| Ballistospores: | Absent |
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| Arthrospores: | Absent |
| Endospores: | Absent |
| Chlamydospores: | Absent |
| Ascospores: | Present |
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| Ascospore Shape: | Hat |
| Ascospore Wall: | Smooth |
| Ascospore No Per Ascus: | 4 |
| Ascus Shape: | Unknown |
| Conjugation: | Absent |
| Teliospores: | Absent |
| Teliospore Shape: |
| Assay: | Unknown |
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| Salt Tolerant: | 10% |
| Killer: | Yes |
| Plasmid: | Yes |
| Glucose: | - |
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| Galactose: | - |
| Sucrose: | - |
| Maltose: | - |
| Cellobiose: | - |
| Trehalose: | - |
| Lactose: | - |
| Melibiose: | - |
| Raffinose: | - |
| Melizitose: | - |
| Inulin: | - |
| Soluble Starch: | - |
| Xylose: | Unknown |
| A M D Glucoside: | - |
| Glucose: | + |
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| Galactose: | - |
| Sorbose: | Unknown |
| Sucrose: | - |
| Maltose: | - |
| Cellobiose: | - |
| Trehalose: | Unknown |
| Lactose: | - |
| Melibiose: | - |
| Raffinose: | - |
| Melizitose: | Unknown |
| Inulin: | Unknown |
| Soluble Starch: | Unknown |
| Xylose: | Weak/Latent |
| L Arabinose: | Unknown |
| D Arabinose: | Unknown |
| Ribose: | Unknown |
| Rhamnose: | - |
| Ethanol: | Unknown |
| Glycerol: | Unknown |
| Erythritol: | - |
| Ribitol: | - |
| Galactitol: | Unknown |
| Mannitol: | - |
| Sorbitol: | - |
| A M D Glucoside: | Unknown |
| Salicin: | Unknown |
| Lactic Acid: | Unknown |
| Succinic Acid: | Unknown |
| Citric Acid: | Unknown |
| Inositol: | Unknown |
| Gluconolactone: | Unknown |
| Glucosamine: | Unknown |
| Methanol: | Unknown |
| Xylitol: | Unknown |
| NH4 2SO4: | Unknown |
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| KNO3: | - |
| Ethylamine: | Unknown |
| Cadaverine: | Unknown |
| Lysine: |
| Vitamin Free Growth: | + |
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| Cyclohex 100ppm: | Unknown |
| Cyclohex 1000ppm: | Unknown |
| 50% Glucose Growth: | Unknown |
| 60% Glucose Growth: | Unknown |
| Lipolytic: | - |
| Acid Production�: | Unknown |
| 37c Growth: | Unknown |
| 40c Growth: | |
| Arbutin Hydrolysis: | - |
| Urease Activity: | Unknown |
| Starch Production: | Unknown |
| Acid Tolerant: | Weak/Latent |
| Information: | Killer character K7 (A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1978, 44, 59-77; Shimizu et al. 1985). |
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| Sequence Data: | Data not available. |
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