905 - Candida ergatensis

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:905
Name:Candida ergatensis
Depositor:Dr. J.A. Barnett
Deposit Name:Candida ergastensis
Deposit Month:January
Deposit Year:1978
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 22589, CBS 6248, CCRC 22611, IFO 10233, KCTC 7624, SBY 1102.
Habitat:larvae of Ergates faber (cerabycid beetle), in stump of Pinus sp. (pine tree), Madrod, Spain.
References:Santa María, An. Inst. Nac. Invest. Agrar. 1: 85-88, 1971.^Shin et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 42: 481-491. 1996 (CoQ.)^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:2
Max Broth Breadth:4
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length:20
Min Agar Breadth:2
Max Agar Breadth:5
Min Agar Length:3
Max Agar Length:20
Arrangement:Pairs
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Unknown
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:Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:Unknown
Blastospores:Few
Blastospore Shape:Unknown
Blastospore Location:Dispersed
Blastospore Habit:Unknown
True Mycelium:Absent
Clamp Connections:Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:Absent
Arthrospores: 
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:Weak/Latent
Galactose:Weak/Latent
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:Weak/Latent
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:-
Melizitose:Weak/Latent
Inulin:+
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:+
L Arabinose:-
D Arabinose:Weak/Latent
Ribose:Weak/Latent
Rhamnose:-
Ethanol:+
Glycerol:+
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:Unknown
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:Type strain of Candida ergatensis.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.