494 - Pichia bispora

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:494
Name:Pichia bispora
Depositor:L.J. Wickerham, NRRL.
Deposit Name:Endomycopsis bispora
Deposit Month:April
Deposit Year:1957
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 10627, CBS 1890, CCRC 20468, IFO 0803, JCM 3590, NRRL Y-1482.
Habitat:Tunnel of Ips typographus (bark beetle), under bark of spruce, Austria.
References:Beck, Ann.Mycol. 20: 219-227, 1922.^Fuson et al., Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 29: 64-69, 1979 (DNA).^Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 19: 189-208, 1973 (CoQ.)^Wickerham, L.J. 1951. taxonomy of yeasts. Technical Bulletin No. 1029, United States Dept. of Agriculture.^Synonomy of the yeast genera Hansenula and Pichia demonstrated through comparisons of DNA relatedness. Kurtzman, C.P., Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 50, 209-217, 1984.^Pridham TG. New names and new combinations in the order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917. U.S. Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1424: 1-55, 1970.^Hou CT. pH dependence and thermostability of lipases from cultures from the ARS Culture Collection. J. Ind. Microbiol. 13: 242-248, 1994.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:3
Max Broth Breadth:4
Min Broth Length:5
Max Broth Length:39
Min Agar Breadth: 
Max Agar Breadth: 
Min Agar Length: 
Max Agar Length: 
Arrangement:Chains
Colour on Agar:Yellow
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Rough
Deposit in Broth:Slimy
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Absent
Pellicle Appearance:N/A
Pellicle Habitat:N/A

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:In chains
True Mycelium:Present
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:Unknown
Sucrose:+
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:Unknown
Trehalose:Weak/Latent
Lactose:-
Melibiose:Unknown
Raffinose:-
Melizitose:+
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: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:Weak/Latent
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:Unknown
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:Produces lipases active at pH 5.5 and 7.5 (Hou CT, 1994).

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.