473 - Geotrichum capitatum

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:473
Name:Geotrichum capitatum
Depositor:Mrs. E. Farley, Foot and Mouth Disease Research Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Deposit Name:Trichosporon capitatum
Deposit Month:January
Deposit Year:1956
Equivalent Strain Designations:NRRL Y-2501, Pirbright D1 strain.
Habitat:Isolated from media containing epithelium from cattle tongues.
References:J.O. Farley. Trans. Brit. Myc. Soc. 41, 320, 1958.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:3
Max Broth Breadth:4
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length:30
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:4
Min Agar Length:5
Max Agar Length:30
Arrangement:Chains
Colour on Agar:White
Surface on Agar:Unknown
Texture on Agar:Rough
Deposit in Broth:Slimy
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thin
Pellicle Appearance:Wrinkled
Pellicle Habitat:Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

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

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:Absent
Arthrospores:Present
Endospores:Oval
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:Unknown

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:-
Lactose:-
Melibiose:Unknown
Raffinose:Unknown
Melizitose:Unknown
Inulin:Unknown
Soluble Starch:Unknown
Xylose:Weak/Latent
L Arabinose:Unknown
D Arabinose:Unknown
Ribose:Unknown
Rhamnose:Unknown
Ethanol:Unknown
Glycerol:Unknown
Erythritol:-
Ribitol:-
Galactitol:Unknown
Mannitol:Unknown
Sorbitol:-
A M D Glucoside:Unknown
Salicin:Unknown
Lactic Acid:Unknown
Succinic Acid:Unknown
Citric Acid:-
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:+
40c Growth:Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:-
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:-
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:Isolated from cultures of Foot and Mouth disease virus in the presence of penicillin and streptomycin, using epithelium from the tongues of cattle.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.