6 - Candida kefyr

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:6
Name:Candida kefyr
Depositor:A. Castellani
Deposit Name:Candida pseudotropicalis
Deposit Month:Unknown
Deposit Year: 
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 4135, CBS 607, DBVPG 6161, JCM 3760.
Habitat:Sputum in case of bronchomoniliasis, Sri Lanka.
References:Rudek W. Esterase activity in Candida species. J. Clin. Microbiol. 8: 756-759, 1978. ^Castellani A. Observations on fungi of the genus Endomyces affecting man in the tropics. Centralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. I Abt. 58: 236-238, 1911.^Vazquez JA, et al. Comparison of restriction enzyme analysis versus pulsed-field gradient gel electrophoresis as a typing system for Torulopsis glabrata and Candida species other than C. albicans. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 2021-2030, 1993.^ASTM International. Standard Test Methods for Resistance of Adhesive Preparations in Container to Attack by Bacteria, Yeast, and Fungi. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International; ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1.^Thanos M, et al. Rapid identification of Candida species by DNA fingerprinting with PCR. J. Clin. Microbiol. 34: 615-621, 1996.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Long-oval
Min Broth Breadth:3
Max Broth Breadth:3
Min Broth Length:4
Max Broth Length:12
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:6
Min Agar Length:2
Max Agar Length:12
Arrangement:Single
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Absent
Pellicle Appearance: 
Pellicle Habitat: 

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Ill formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:Unknown
Blastospores:Absent
Blastospore Shape: 
Blastospore Location: 
Blastospore Habit: 
True Mycelium:Absent
Clamp Connections:Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:Absent
Arthrospores: 
Endospores:Absent
Chlamydospores:Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:Absent
Ascospore Shape: 
Ascospore Wall: 
Ascospore No Per Ascus: 
Ascus Shape: 
Conjugation:Absent
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape: 

Miscellaneous:

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

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

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:Unknown
Glycerol:+
Erythritol:-
Ribitol:Weak/Latent
Galactitol:Unknown
Mannitol:Weak/Latent
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: 

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: 
Arbutin Hydrolysis:Weak/Latent
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:-
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:T of Endomyces pseudotropicalis, Castellani.^Control strain for typing systems (Vazquez JA, et al, 1993).^Bacterial resistance testing (ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1).^Fungus resistance testing adhesives (ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1).

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.