549 - Pichia halophila

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:549
Name:Pichia halophila
Depositor:Dr. H. J. Phaff
Deposit Name:Pichia halophila
Deposit Month:November
Deposit Year:1958
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 24240, CBS 2028, CCRC 21369, DSM 70365, IFO 0947, JCM 1635, NRRL Y-7860, UCD 52-11.
Habitat:Intestinal tracts of Dendroctonus jeffreyi (bark beetle) in Pinus jeffreyi, Claifornia, USA.
References:Shifrine & Phaff, Mycologia 48: 41-55, 1956.^Nakase & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 16: 511-521, 1970 (GC).^Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 19: 189-208, 1973 (CoQ).^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:4
Min Broth Length:2
Max Broth Length:5
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:4
Min Agar Length:2
Max Agar Length:6
Arrangement:Chains
Colour on Agar:White
Surface on Agar:Unknown
Texture on Agar:Rough
Deposit in Broth:Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thin
Pellicle Appearance:Milky
Pellicle Habitat:Climbing

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: 
Endospores:Absent
Chlamydospores:Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:Present
Ascospore Shape:Hat
Ascospore Wall:Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:4
Ascus Shape:Unknown
Conjugation:Present
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape:N/A

Miscellaneous:

Assay:Unknown
Salt Tolerant:Unknown
Killer:Unknown
Plasmid:Yes

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:Weak/Latent
Cellobiose:-
Trehalose:Unknown
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:Unknown
Melizitose:Unknown
Inulin:Unknown
Soluble Starch:Unknown
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:Weak/Latent
D Arabinose:Unknown
Ribose:-
Rhamnose:Unknown
Ethanol:Unknown
Glycerol:Unknown
Erythritol:+
Ribitol:+
Galactitol:Unknown
Mannitol:+
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:-
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:-
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:Production of citric acid. (US Patent 3,733,253).

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.