49 - Geotrichum candidum

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:49
Name:Geotrichum candidum
Depositor:Prof. M. Grimes, University College Cork
Deposit Name:Oidium lactis, Oospora lactis
Deposit Month:March
Deposit Year:1929
Equivalent Strain Designations:NCTC 2887A, Prof. Grimes strain 3
Habitat:Milk
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Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Long-Oval to Elongated + True
Min Broth Breadth:4
Max Broth Breadth:6
Min Broth Length:7
Max Broth Length:15
Min Agar Breadth: 
Max Agar Breadth: 
Min Agar Length: 
Max Agar Length: 
Arrangement:Mycelial Chains & Clumps
Colour on Agar:Pale Beige
Surface on Agar:Slighty shiny
Texture on Agar:Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:Thick 'fiberous' suspension.
Ring in Broth:Unknown
Ring Colour: N/A
Pellicle in Broth:Thick
Pellicle Appearance:Unknown
Pellicle Habitat:Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:Unknown
Fission:Unknown

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Unknown
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: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:<10%
Killer:Unknown
Plasmid:Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

Glucose: -
Galactose: -
Sucrose: -
Maltose: -
Cellobiose: -
Trehalose: -
Lactose: -
Melibiose: -
Raffinose: -
Melizitose: -
Inulin: -
Soluble Starch: -
Xylose: -
A M D Glucoside: -

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth:

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

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen:

NH4 2SO4: +
KNO3: -
Ethylamine: +
Cadaverine:Unknown
Lysine:Unknown

Other:

Vitamin Free Growth: +
Cyclohex 100ppm:Weak/Latent
Cyclohex 1000ppm: -
50% Glucose Growth: -
60% Glucose Growth: -
Lipolytic: +
Acid Production�: -
37c Growth: -
40c Growth: -
Arbutin Hydrolysis: -
Urease Activity: -
Starch Production: -
Acid Tolerant: -

Information:

Information: 

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.