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151 - Kluyveromyces marxianus

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	151
Name:	Kluyveromyces marxianus
Depositor:	Dr. R. Amies, Lister Institute, London
Deposit Name:	Torula kefyr
Deposit Month:	December
Deposit Year:	1933
Equivalent Strain Designations:
Habitat:	Unknown

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Temperature: High Temperature: Between 40-45 C

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	42
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	13
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	42

Cells:

Shape:	Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	18
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	4
Max Agar Length:	15
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Unknown
Pellicle Appearance:	Unknown
Pellicle Habitat:	Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:	Unknown
Fission:	Unknown

Filamentous Growth:

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

Asexual Spores:

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

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Present
Ascospore Shape:	Reniform
Ascospore Wall:	Unknown
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	4
Ascus Shape:	Oval
Conjugation:	Unknown
Teliospores:	Unknown
Teliospore Shape:	Unknown

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	15%
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.