432 - Pichia anomala

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:432
Name:Pichia anomala
Depositor:L.J. Wickerham, NRRL, USA.
Deposit Name:Hansenula anomala
Deposit Month:March
Deposit Year:1955
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 8168, CBS 5759, CCRC 22583, DBVPG 6781, IFO 10213, IGC 4121, JCM 3585, NRRL Y-366.
Habitat:Not specified
References:Perez JA, et al. Expression of Pichia anomala INV1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in two different active forms of hypoglycosylated invertase. Arch. Microbiol. 175: 189-197, 2001.^Aono R. Taxonomic distribution of alkali-tolerant yeasts. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990.^Bellinger Y, Larher F. Factors influencing the adaptation of the yeast Hansenula anomala var. anomala (CBS 5759) to galactose assimilation. C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser III 310: 551-555, 1990.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:3
Max Broth Breadth:5
Min Broth Length:4
Max Broth Length:6
Min Agar Breadth:4
Max Agar Breadth:5
Min Agar Length:3
Max Agar Length:5
Arrangement:Single
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Dull
Texture on Agar:Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:Unknown
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thin
Pellicle Appearance:Milky
Pellicle Habitat:Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch: 
Pseudomycelium Form:Mycotorula
Blastospores:Unknown
Blastospore Shape:Round
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:Present
Ascospore Shape:Hat
Ascospore Wall:Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:4
Ascus Shape:Unknown
Conjugation:Absent
Teliospores:Unknown
Teliospore Shape:Unknown

Miscellaneous:

Assay:Unknown
Salt Tolerant:Unknown
Killer:K4
Plasmid:Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

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

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth:

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

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen:

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

Other:

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

Information:

Information:Produces beta-fructofuranosidase (beta-fructosidase).^Expression of INV1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Perez JA, et al., 2001).^Alkali-tolerant at pH 10 (Aono R, 1990).^Galactose assimilation (Bellinger Y, Larher F, 1990).^K4 type killer.^

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.