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127 - Saccharomycopsis capsularis

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Saccharomycopsis capsularis

NCYC Number:	127
Name:	Saccharomycopsis capsularis
Depositor:	Dr. Harden, Lister Institute, London.
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces capsularis, Harden Strain.
Deposit Month:	January
Deposit Year:	1921
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CBS 5063, HUT 7236, IFO 0672, JCM 3682, NCTC 814, NRRL Y-7486
Habitat:	Unknown
References:	Nakase & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 363-369, 1971 (GC) Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 22: 325-337, 1976 (CoQ)

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):

Cells:

Shape:	Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	6
Max Broth Length:	90
Min Agar Breadth:
Max Agar Breadth:
Min Agar Length:
Max Agar Length:
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	White
Surface on Agar:	Dull
Texture on Agar:	Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thick
Pellicle Appearance:	Wrinkled
Pellicle Habitat:	Not Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Mycocandida
Blastospores:	Absent
Blastospore Shape:
Blastospore Location:
Blastospore Habitat:
True Mycelium:	Present
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:	Absent
Endospores:	Absent
Chlamydospores:	Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Present
Ascospore Shape:	Oval
Ascospore Wall:	Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	4
Ascus Shape:	Oval
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:

Assay:	No
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	No
Plasmid:	No

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	Weak/Latent
Galactose:	-
Sucrose:	-
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	Weak/Latent
Trehalose:	-
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	Unknown
Soluble Starch:	+
Xylose:	Unknown
A M D Glucoside:	Weak/Latent

Aerobic Utilisation 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:	+
Erythritol:	Weak/Latent
Ribitol:	Weak/Latent
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	Weak/Latent
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	-
Succinic Acid:	Weak/Latent
Citric Acid:	-
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	+
Glucosamine:	-
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	-

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4:	+
KNO3:	-
Ethylamine:	Weak/Latent
Cadaverine:	-
Lysine:

Vitamin Free Growth:	-
Cyclohex 100ppm:	+
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	Weak/Latent
50% Glucose Growth:	-
60% Glucose Growth:	Unknown
Lipolytic:	-
Acid Production:	+
37c Growth:	-
40c Growth:
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	-
Urease Activity:	-
Starch Production:	Unknown
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.