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1509 - Pichia anomala

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	1509
Name:	Pichia anomala
Depositor:	C. Ugwumba, Lagos University, Nigeria.
Deposit Name:	Hansenula anomala
Deposit Month:	July
Deposit Year:	1983
Equivalent Strain Designations:
Habitat:	From cassava tubers fermented to make Gari food.
Information:	Used by biotechnology group, IFR as a good biotin producer.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	35
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	9
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	37

Cells:

Shape:	Unknown
Min Broth Breadth:
Max Broth Breadth:
Min Broth Length:
Max Broth Length:
Min Agar Breadth:
Max Agar Breadth:
Min Agar Length:
Max Agar Length:
Arrangement:	Unknown
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	N/A
Pellicle in Broth:	Thick
Pellicle Appearance:	Unknown
Pellicle Habitat:	Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Many
Blastospore Shape:	Oval
Blastospore Location:	Verticils
Blastospore Habitat:	In chains
True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

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

Sexual Spores:

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

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.