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143 - Candida kefyr

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	143
Name:	Candida kefyr
Depositor:	B.W. Hammer
Deposit Name:	Torula cremoris, Candida pseudotropicalis
Deposit Month:	March
Deposit Year:	1922
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CBS 608, NCTC 1302
Habitat:	Fermenting cream
References:	Trans. Roy. Soc. Can. 1928, 22, 187. Hammer & Cordes, Agric.Exp.Stat. Iowa State Coll.Agric.& Mechanic Arts, Res.Bull. 61: 3-24, 1920 Voorst, Chem. Weekblad D1 35: 338 & 677, 1938

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	21
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	15
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	Yellow
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	White
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:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Unknown
Blastospore Shape:	Oval
Blastospore Location:	Verticils
Blastospore Habitat:	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

Assay:	No
Salt Tolerant:	10%
Killer:	No
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	+
Sorbose:	-
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	Unknown
Lactose:	+
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	+
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	-
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	Unknown
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	-
Galactitol:	Unknown
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	-
A M D Glucoside:	Unknown
Salicin:	+
Lactic Acid:	Unknown
Succinic Acid:	Unknown
Citric Acid:	Unknown
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	Unknown
Glucosamine:	Unknown
Methanol:	Unknown
Xylitol:	Unknown

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4:	+
KNO3:	-
Ethylamine:	+
Cadaverine:	Unknown
Lysine:	Unknown

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.