439 - Pichia burtonii

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:439
Name:Pichia burtonii
Depositor:L.J. Wickerham, NRRL, USA.
Deposit Name:Candida chodati, Endomycopsis burtonii, Hyphopichia burtonii
Deposit Month:March
Deposit Year:1955
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 13169, CBS 2352, CCRC 22087, CECT 11418, DBVPG 3789, IFO 10837, JCM 3708, KCTC 7661, MUCL 31899, NRRL Y-1933
Habitat:Pollen, carried by wild bees
References:Wickerham & Burton, J.Bacteriol. 63: 449, 1952.^Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 22: 325-337, 1976 (CoQ).^Shin et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 42: 481-491. 1996 (CoQ).^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:4
Max Broth Breadth:5
Min Broth Length:4
Max Broth Length:127
Min Agar Breadth:1
Max Agar Breadth:5
Min Agar Length:3
Max Agar Length:14
Arrangement:Pairs
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Slightly shiny
Texture on Agar:Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:Unknown
Ring in Broth:Incomplete
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thin
Pellicle Appearance:Islands
Pellicle Habitat:Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:Mycotorula
Blastospores:Unknown
Blastospore Shape:Unknown
Blastospore Location:Unknown
Blastospore Habit:Unknown
True Mycelium:Present
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:Unknown
Ascus Shape:Unknown
Conjugation:Absent
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape:N/A

Miscellaneous:

Assay:Unknown
Salt Tolerant:Unknown
Killer:Unknown
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:Unknown
Sucrose:+
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:Unknown
Trehalose:Unknown
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:Unknown
Melizitose:Unknown
Inulin:Unknown
Soluble Starch:+
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:Unknown
D Arabinose:Unknown
Ribose:Unknown
Rhamnose:Unknown
Ethanol:Unknown
Glycerol:Unknown
Erythritol:+
Ribitol:Unknown
Galactitol:Unknown
Mannitol:Unknown
Sorbitol:Unknown
A M D Glucoside:Unknown
Salicin:Unknown
Lactic Acid:-
Succinic Acid:Unknown
Citric Acid:Unknown
Inositol:Unknown
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:Unknown
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:Opposite mating type to NCYC 440.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.