476 - Cryptococcus curvatus

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:476
Name:Cryptococcus curvatus
Depositor:CBS
Deposit Name:Candida curvata
Deposit Month:March
Deposit Year:1956
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 10567, CBS 570, DBVPG 6206, IFO 1159, IGC 2565, JCM 1532, NRRL Y-1511, VKM Y-2230
Habitat:Sputum of tubercular patient, Netherlands 1932.
References:Diddens & Lodder, Die anaskosporogenen Hefen, 2e Hälfte, 1942 p.310.^Aono, System.Appl.Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990 (alkali tolerance).^Matte, Biol.Cell. 68: 159-162, 1990 (VLP).^Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (CoQ,protein).^Akhtar et al., J.Food Lipids 5: 283-297, 299-311, 1998.^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Long-oval
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:6
Min Broth Length:6
Max Broth Length:10
Min Agar Breadth:3
Max Agar Breadth:4
Min Agar Length:5
Max Agar Length:17
Arrangement:Pairs
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Unknown
Deposit in Broth:Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Complete
Ring Colour:White
Pellicle in Broth:Thin
Pellicle Appearance:Milky
Pellicle Habitat:Not Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

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

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:Absent
Arthrospores:Absent
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: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:-
Sucrose:+
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:+
Trehalose:+
Lactose:+
Melibiose:+
Raffinose:+
Melizitose:+
Inulin:-
Soluble Starch:Weak/Latent
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:Weak/Latent
D Arabinose:Weak/Latent
Ribose:+
Rhamnose:-
Ethanol:+
Glycerol:+
Erythritol:Weak/Latent
Ribitol:-
Galactitol:-
Mannitol:-
Sorbitol:Weak/Latent
A M D Glucoside:Unknown
Salicin:+
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:+
KNO3:-
Ethylamine:+
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:Weak/Latent
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:Weak/Latent
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:Type strain of Candida heveanensis var. curvata. ^Production of lipid, from whey.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.