771 - Pichia spartinae

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:771
Name:Pichia spartinae
Depositor:J.F.T. Spencer
Deposit Name:Pichia spartinae
Deposit Month:January
Deposit Year:1974
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 18866, CBS 6059, FST 119, IFO 1827, NRRL Y-7322, NRRL Y-7688.^
Habitat:Spartina alterniflora (oyster grass), in estuarine marsh, Barataria Bay, Louisiana, U.S.A.
References:Ahearn et al., A.v.Leeuwenhoek 36: 503-508, 1970.^Billon-Grand, Mycotaxon 35: 201-204, 1989 (CoQ).^Billon-Grand, Mycopathol. 75, 9-21, 1981 (GC)

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:1
Max Broth Breadth:6
Min Broth Length:2
Max Broth Length:7
Min Agar Breadth: 
Max Agar Breadth: 
Min Agar Length: 
Max Agar Length: 
Arrangement:Chains
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:Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:Unknown
Blastospores:Many
Blastospore Shape:Oval
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:+
Galactose:-
Sucrose:-
Maltose:Weak/Latent
Cellobiose:Unknown
Trehalose:Unknown
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:-
Melizitose:Unknown
Inulin:Unknown
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:Unknown
A M D Glucoside:Unknown

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth:

Glucose:+
Galactose:-
Sorbose:-
Sucrose:+
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:+
Trehalose:+
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:-
Melizitose:+
Inulin:-
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:-
L Arabinose:-
D Arabinose:-
Ribose:Weak/Latent
Rhamnose:-
Ethanol:+
Glycerol:-
Erythritol:-
Ribitol:+
Galactitol:-
Mannitol:+
Sorbitol:Weak/Latent
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:-
Cyclohex 1000ppm:-
50% Glucose Growth:Unknown
60% Glucose Growth:-
Lipolytic:-
Acid Production�:-
37c Growth:+
40c Growth:Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:-
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:-
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information: 

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.