850 - Pichia fermentans

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:850
Name:Pichia fermentans
Depositor:Dr. J.A. Barnett
Deposit Name:Pichia fermentans
Deposit Month:June
Deposit Year:1976
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 10651, CBS 187, CCRC 22090, CCY 39-4-2, DEM 57, IFO 1124, NRRL Y-1619, VTT C-74031.
Habitat:Buttermilk, Netherlands.
References:Lodder, Zentralbl.Bakteriol.Parasitenkd., Abt.II 86: 227-253, 1932.^Smith et al., Publ.Mycol. 31: 171-176, 1989 (DNA).^Fuson et al., Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 30: 217-219, 1980 (GC).^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Long-oval
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:7
Min Broth Length:5
Max Broth Length:30
Min Agar Breadth: 
Max Agar Breadth: 
Min Agar Length: 
Max Agar Length: 
Arrangement:Pairs
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Slightly shiny
Texture on Agar:Unknown
Deposit in Broth:Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Thin
Pellicle Appearance:Milky
Pellicle Habitat:Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Not branching
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:-
Sucrose:-
Maltose:-
Cellobiose:-
Trehalose:-
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:-
Melizitose:-
Inulin:+
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:-
D Arabinose:-
Ribose:-
Rhamnose:-
Ethanol:+
Glycerol:Weak/Latent
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:-
Cyclohex 1000ppm:-
50% Glucose Growth:Unknown
60% Glucose Growth:-
Lipolytic:-
Acid Production�:-
37c Growth:+
40c Growth:Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:Unknown
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:-
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Information:

Information:Type strain of Pichia fermentans.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.