68 - Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:68
Name:Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
Depositor:A. J. Kluyver
Deposit Name:Cryptococcus ruber
Deposit Month:October
Deposit Year:1934
Equivalent Strain Designations:IFO 0894
Habitat:Not specified
References: 

Physical Characteristics:

Optimum Temperature:31.8°
Miniumum Temperature:7.4°
Maximum Temperature:34.3°

Cells:

Shape:Oval
Min Broth Breadth:3
Max Broth Breadth:4
Min Broth Length:4
Max Broth Length:6
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:4
Min Agar Length:3
Max Agar Length:5
Arrangement:Single
Colour on Agar:Pink
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thick
Pellicle Appearance:Milky
Pellicle Habitat:Not Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch: 
Pseudomycelium Form: 
Blastospores: 
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:No
Salt Tolerant:10%
Killer:No
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:-
Sucrose:+
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:-
Trehalose:Weak/Latent
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:+
Melizitose:+
Inulin:-
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:+
D Arabinose:+
Ribose:+
Rhamnose:-
Ethanol:+
Glycerol:-
Erythritol:-
Ribitol:-
Galactitol:-
Mannitol:-
Sorbitol:Weak/Latent
A M D Glucoside:-
Salicin:+
Lactic Acid:-
Succinic Acid:+
Citric Acid:Weak/Latent
Inositol:-
Gluconolactone:+
Glucosamine:-
Methanol:-
Xylitol:+

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen:

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

Other:

Vitamin Free Growth:+
Cyclohex 100ppm:+
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.