498 - Pichia capsulata

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:498
Name:Pichia capsulata
Depositor:L.J. Wickerham, NRRL.
Deposit Name:Hansenula capsulata
Deposit Month:April
Deposit Year:1957
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 24204, CBS 1993, CCRC 22082, DBVPG 3822, IFO 0721, JCM 1991, NRRL Y-1842, UCD 50-340.^
Habitat:Tunnels of larvae in Pinus resinosa and Picea sp., Lake Wabatongushi, Ontario, Canada.
References:Wickerham, US.Dep.Agric.Tech.Bull.1029, Washington 1951, p.25.^Lee & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 29: 395-416, 1983 (CoQ).^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Round
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:4
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length:4
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:3
Min Agar Length:2
Max Agar Length:4
Arrangement:Single
Colour on Agar:White
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Glutinous
Deposit in Broth:Non-Flocculent
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:Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:N/A
Pseudomycelium Form:N/A
Blastospores:N/A
Blastospore Shape:N/A
Blastospore Location:N/A
Blastospore Habit:N/A
True Mycelium:Absent
Clamp Connections:Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:Absent
Arthrospores:Absent
Endospores:Absent
Chlamydospores:Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:Present
Ascospore Shape:Hat
Ascospore Wall:Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:2
Ascus Shape:Oval
Conjugation:Present
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape:N/A

Miscellaneous:

Assay:Unknown
Salt Tolerant:Unknown
Killer:Unknown
Plasmid:No

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

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

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth:

Glucose:+
Galactose:-
Sorbose:Unknown
Sucrose:-
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:Unknown
Trehalose:Unknown
Lactose:-
Melibiose:Unknown
Raffinose:Unknown
Melizitose:Unknown
Inulin:-
Soluble Starch:+
Xylose:Unknown
L Arabinose:Unknown
D Arabinose:-
Ribose:+
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:-
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:Unknown
Acid Tolerant:-

Information:

Information: 

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.