784 - Cryptococcus marinus

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:784
Name:Cryptococcus marinus
Depositor:N.C.M.B
Deposit Name:Candida marina
Deposit Month:September
Deposit Year:1974
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 22974, CBS 5235, CCRC 21546, CECT 1975, IFO 1979, IGC 3019, JCM 9885, MUCL 30039, NCMB 1130 strain 3019, NRRL Y-12945, NRRL Y-17369
Habitat:Torres strait, Northern extreme of Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
References:van Uden N , Zobell CE . Candida marina nov. spec., Torulopsis torresii nov. spec. and T. maris nov. spec., three yeasts from the Torres Strait. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 28: 275-283, 1962.^Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (GC,CoQ,protein).^Fell JW , et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Oval
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:3
Min Broth Length:2
Max Broth Length:6
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:3
Min Agar Length:2
Max Agar Length:9
Arrangement:Pairs
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Dull
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Complete
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Absent
Pellicle Appearance:N/A
Pellicle Habitat:N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Ill formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:Unknown
Blastospores:Absent
Blastospore Shape:N/A
Blastospore Location:N/A
Blastospore Habit:N/A
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:-
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:Weak/Latent
Sucrose:-
Maltose:-
Cellobiose:-
Trehalose:+
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:Weak/Latent
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:Weak/Latent
Cyclohex 100ppm:Unknown
Cyclohex 1000ppm:Unknown
50% Glucose Growth:Unknown
60% Glucose Growth:-
Lipolytic:-
Acid Production�:-
37c Growth:-
40c Growth:Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:Unknown
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:Weak/Latent
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information: 

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.