436 - Pichia subpelliculosa

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:436
Name:Pichia subpelliculosa
Depositor:L.J. Wickerham, NRRL, USA.
Deposit Name:Hansenula subpelliculosa
Deposit Month:March
Deposit Year:1955
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 16766, CBS 5767, CCRC 20480, IFO 0808, JCM 3631, NRRL Y-1683, NRRL Y-17388.
Habitat:Fermenting cucumbers, pickled in brine, USA.
References:Etchells & Bell, Farlowia 4: 87, 1950.^Nakase & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 77-84, 1971 (GC).^Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 19: 189-208, 1973 (CoQ).^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Long-oval
Min Broth Breadth:4
Max Broth Breadth:5
Min Broth Length:5
Max Broth Length:15
Min Agar Breadth:3
Max Agar Breadth:6
Min Agar Length:4
Max Agar Length:15
Arrangement:Unknown
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Dull
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
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:Mycocandida
Blastospores:Absent
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:Present
Ascospore Shape:Hat
Ascospore Wall:Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:4
Ascus Shape:Unknown
Conjugation:Absent
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape:Unknown

Miscellaneous:

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

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

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:Unknown
Lipolytic:-
Acid Production�:-
37c Growth:Weak/Latent
40c Growth:Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:+
Urease Activity:-
Starch Production:-
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:Killer, type K20.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.