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1449 - Candida bombicola

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Strain Information

This is the Candida bombicola Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Candida bombicola

NCYC Number:	1449
Name:	Candida bombicola
Depositor:	CBS
Deposit Name:	Candida bombicola, Torulopsis bombicola, Starmerella bombico
Deposit Month:	February
Deposit Year:	1983
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 22214, CBS 6009, CCRC 21323, CCRC 22302, DBVPG 6870, IFO 1449, IFO 10243, JCM 9596, NRIC 1806, NRRL Y-17069.
Habitat:	Honey of Bombus sp.
References:	Hommel RK , et al. Production of sophorose lipid by Candida (Torulopsis) apicola grown on glucose. J. Biotechnol. 33: 147-155, 1994. McCaffrey W , Cooper DG . Sophorolipids production by Candida bombicola using self-cycling fermentation. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 79: 146-151, 1995. Spencer JF , et al. Torulopsis bombicola sp. n.. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 36: 129-133, 1970. Brakemeier A , et al. Novel sophorose lipids from microbial conversion of 2-alkanols. Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 1183-1188, 1995. Rau U , et al. Influence of substrate supply on the production of sophorose lipids by Candida bombicola. Biotechnol. Lett. 18: 149-154, 1996. Rosa CA , Lachance MA . The yeast genus Starmerella gen. nov. and Starmerella bombicola sp. nov., the teleomorph of Candida bombicola (Spencer, Gorin & Tullock) Meyer & Yarrow. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 1413-1417, 1998. Casas JA , Garcia-Ochoa F . Sophorolipid production by Candida bombicola: medium composition and culture methods. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 88: 488-494, 1999. Kurtzman CP , Robnett CJ . Identification of clinically important ascomycetous yeasts based on nucleotide divergence in the 5' end of the large-subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA gene. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 1216-1223, 1997. Ito S , et al.. Growth of yeasts on n-alkanes: inhibition by a lactonic sophorolipid produced by Torulopsis bombicola. Agric. Biol. Chem. 44: 2221-2223, 1980. Gobbert U , et al.. Sophorose lipid formation by resting cells of Torulopsis bombicola. Biotechnol. Lett. 6: 225-230, 1984. Krivobok S , et al.. Production and toxicity assessment of sophorosides from Torulopsis bombicola. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 1247-1250, 1994. Davila AM , et al.. Sophorose lipid production from lipidic precursors: predictive evaluation of industrial substrates. J. Ind. Microbiol. 13: 249-257, 1994. Hommel RK , Huse K . Regulation of sophorose lipid production by Candida (Torulopsis) apicola. Biotechnol. Lett. 15: 853-858, 1993.
Information:	Mating type: h+ Produces sophorose lipids. Type strain of Starmerella bombicola. Type strain of Torulopsis bombicola.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Production: Lactonic sophorolipid Temperature: Low Temperature: Between 5-8 C

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	28.8
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	14
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	31.3

Cells:

Shape:	Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	3
Min Broth Length:	10
Max Broth Length:	20
Min Agar Breadth:
Max Agar Breadth:
Min Agar Length:
Max Agar Length:
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	Brown
Surface on Agar:	Dull
Texture on Agar:	Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:	Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	N/A
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:	N/A
Pseudomycelium Form:	N/A
Blastospores:	N/A
Blastospore Shape:	N/A
Blastospore Location:	N/A
Blastospore Habitat:	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:	No
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

Other

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

Sequence Data

Sequence Data:	Data not available.

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1449 - Candida bombicola

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