856 - Sporopachydermia cereana

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:856
Name:Sporopachydermia cereana
Depositor:Dr. H.J. Phaff, University of California, USA.
Deposit Name:Cryptococcus cereana
Deposit Month:March
Deposit Year:1977
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 26895, ATCC 38532, CBS 6644, CCRC 22599, DBVPG 6098, IFO 10013, IGC 4163, NRRL Y-7798, UCD 72-313.
Habitat:Cereus giganteus (saguaro cactus), Tucson, Arizona, USA.
References:Phaff HJ , et al. Cryptococcus cereanus, a new species of the genus Cryptococcus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 24: 486-490, 1974. ^Aono R . Taxonomic distribution of alkali-tolerant yeasts. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990.

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Oval
Min Broth Breadth:1
Max Broth Breadth:3
Min Broth Length:2
Max Broth Length:10
Min Agar Breadth:1
Max Agar Breadth:3
Min Agar Length:5
Max Agar Length:10
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:Ill 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:Weak/Latent
Sucrose:-
Maltose:-
Cellobiose:Weak/Latent
Trehalose:Weak/Latent
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:-
Melizitose:-
Inulin:-
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:-
D Arabinose:-
Ribose:Weak/Latent
Rhamnose:-
Ethanol:+
Glycerol:+
Erythritol:+
Ribitol:+
Galactitol:-
Mannitol:Weak/Latent
Sorbitol:+
A M D Glucoside:-
Salicin:Weak/Latent
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:Unknown
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 Sporopachydermia cereana.^Type strain of Cryptococcus cereanus.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.