444 - Trichosporon cutaneum var. cutaneum (T)

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:444
Name:Trichosporon cutaneum var. cutaneum (T)
Depositor:CBS
Deposit Name:Trichosporon cutaneum
Deposit Month: 
Deposit Year:1955
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 28592, CBS 2466, CCRC 21675, DBVPG 6973,IFO 1198, IGC 3462, JCM 1462, NRRL Y-1490, UAMH 7659.
Habitat:Unknown, probably Human
References:Guého et al., A.v.Leeuwenhoek 61: 285-288, 1992^Diddens & Lodder, Die anaskosporogenen Hefen, Amsterdam 1942, p.427^McPartland & Goff, Mycotaxon 41: 173-178, 1991 (neotype); Middelhoven, A.v.Leeuwenhoek 63: 125-144, 1993 (benzene catabolism)^Sugita et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 40: 397-408, 1994 (DNA)^Hara et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 35: 1-10, 1989 (CoQ)^Ikeda et al., Microbiol.Immunol. 40: 813-819, 1996 (serotype)^Peelen S , et al. Conversion of phenol derivatives to hydroxylated products by phenol hydroxylase from Trichosporon cutaneum. A comparison of regioselectivity and rate of conversion with calculated molecular orbital substrate characteristics. Eur. J. Biochem. 227: 284-291, 1995.^Fell JW , et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000.^King DS , Jong SC . A contribution to the genus Trichosporon. Mycotaxon 6: 391-417, 1977.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:4
Max Broth Breadth:6
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length: 
Min Agar Breadth: 
Max Agar Breadth: 
Min Agar Length: 
Max Agar Length: 
Arrangement:Chains
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Unknown
Deposit in Broth:Unknown
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thick
Pellicle Appearance:Milky
Pellicle Habitat:Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Ill formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:Unknown
Blastospores:Few
Blastospore Shape:Oval
Blastospore Location:Unknown
Blastospore Habit:Unknown
True Mycelium:Present
Clamp Connections:Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:Absent
Arthrospores:Present
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:Unknown
Salt Tolerant:Unknown
Killer:Unknown
Plasmid:No

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:Unknown
Sucrose:+
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:+
Trehalose:Unknown
Lactose:+
Melibiose:Unknown
Raffinose:Unknown
Melizitose:Unknown
Inulin:Unknown
Soluble Starch:Unknown
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:Unknown
D Arabinose:Unknown
Ribose:Unknown
Rhamnose:Unknown
Ethanol:Unknown
Glycerol:Unknown
Erythritol:+
Ribitol:+
Galactitol:Unknown
Mannitol:Unknown
Sorbitol:Unknown
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

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:Produces phenol hydroxylase (Peelen S , et al, 1995).^Control strain for identification .

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.