769 - Candida utilis

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:769
Name:Candida utilis
Depositor:CBS
Deposit Name:Candida utilis
Deposit Month:February
Deposit Year:1974
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 22023, CBS 621, CCRC 21990, DBVPG 6160, IGC 4182, JCM 9624, NRRL Y-7586, VKM Y-74, VKPM Y 839, IFO 10707
Habitat:Isolate from yeast factory.
References:Verduyn C , et al. Purification and properties of dihydroxyacetone reductase and 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase from Candida utilis CBS 621. Yeast 4: 127-133, 1988. ^Verduyn C , et al.. Substrate specificity of alcohol dehydrogenase from the yeasts Hansenula polymorpha CBS 4732 and Candida utilis CBS 621. Yeast 4: 143-148, 1988. ^Lodder J, editor. . The yeasts: a taxonomic study. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: North-Holland; 1974, p. 1064. ^Biotechnology '94: 2nd Conference on Advances in Biochemical Engineering. Rugby, Warwickshire, UK: Institution of Chemical Engineers; 1994, pp. 16-18. ^Biotechnology '94: 2nd Conference on Advances in Biochemical Engineering. Rugby, Warwickshire, UK: Institution of Chemical Engineers; 1994, pp. 115-117. ^Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 18: 287-292, 1983. ^Weusthuis RA , et al. Effects of oxygen limitation on sugar metabolism in yeasts: a continuous-culture study of the Kluyver effect. Microbiology 140: 703-715, 1994. ^Castrillo JI , et al. Proton production and consumption pathways in yeast metabolism. A chemostat culture analysis. Yeast 11: 1353-1365, 1995. ^Winkelhausen E , Kuzmanova S . Microbial conversion of D-xylose to xylitol. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 86: 1-14, 1998.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Oval
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:5
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length:8
Min Agar Breadth:1
Max Agar Breadth:4
Min Agar Length:1
Max Agar Length:7
Arrangement:Pairs
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
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:Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:Unknown
Blastospores:Many
Blastospore Shape:Unknown
Blastospore Location:Dispersed
Blastospore Habit:Unknown
True Mycelium:Absent
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:Weak/Latent
Galactose:-
Sucrose:Weak/Latent
Maltose:-
Cellobiose:Unknown
Trehalose:Unknown
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:Weak/Latent
Melizitose:Unknown
Inulin:Unknown
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:Unknown
A M D Glucoside:Unknown

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:-
A M D Glucoside:+
Salicin:+
Lactic Acid:+
Succinic Acid:+
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:Unknown

Other:

Vitamin Free Growth:-
Cyclohex 100ppm:Unknown
Cyclohex 1000ppm:Unknown
50% Glucose Growth:Unknown
60% Glucose Growth:-
Lipolytic:-
Acid Production�:-
37c Growth:Unknown
40c Growth:Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:+
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:Unknown
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:European Patent: 81107416, highly nutritional food; German Patent BRD 31 00 715; US Patent 4,894,244.^Produces xylitol from D-xylose. (Winkelhausen E, 1998).^Ferments alcohol dehydrogenase. (Verduyn C , et al, 1988).^Ferments xylose [D-xylose] . (Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 18: 287-292, 1983).^Produces 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (Verduyn C , et al, 1988).^Produces glycerol 2-dehydrogenase (NADP) [dihydroxyacetone reductase]. (Verduyn C , et al, 1988).^Produces isoamylase. (Verduyn C , et al, 1988).^Produces utilisan. (Biotechnology '94: pp. 16-18).^Produces xylitol. (Winkelhausen E , Kuzmanova S , 1998).^Produces: lipophilic polysaccharide emulsifiers( Biotechnology '94 pp. 115-117).^Kluyver effect for maltose (Weusthuis RA , 1994).^Proton production and consumption pathways (Castrillo JI , 1995).

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.