818 - Cryptococcus humicola

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:818
Name:Cryptococcus humicola
Depositor:CBS
Deposit Name:Candida humicola
Deposit Month:April
Deposit Year:1975
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 14438, CBS 571, CCRC 21639, DBVPG 6019, IFO 0760, IGC 3387, JCM 1457, MUCL 29840, NRRL Y-12944, VKM Y-2238, VKPM Y 221
Habitat:Soil.
References:Ishii M . Thermally stable and positionally non-specific lipase isolated from Candida. US Patent 5,273,898 dated Dec 28 1993 ^von Arx JA , Weijman AC . Conidiation and carbohydrate composition in some Candida and Torulopsis species. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 45: 547-555, 1979. ^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. ^Aono R . Taxonomic distribution of alkali-tolerant yeasts. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990.^Daszewska, Bull.Soc.Bot.Genève 4: 255-316, 1912.^Laaser et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 11: 170-175, 1989 (DNA). Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (GC,protein).^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:1
Max Broth Breadth:4
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length:30
Min Agar Breadth: 
Max Agar Breadth: 
Min Agar Length: 
Max Agar Length: 
Arrangement:Single
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Unknown
Deposit in Broth:Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Complete
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thin
Pellicle Appearance:Milky
Pellicle Habitat:Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:Unknown
Blastospores:Many
Blastospore Shape:Oval
Blastospore Location:Verticils
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:-
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:Weak/Latent
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:-
Cyclohex 100ppm:+
Cyclohex 1000ppm:Unknown
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:Type strain of Torula humicola.^Produces thermostable, nonspecific lipase.^

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.