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155 - Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	155
Name:	Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis
Depositor:	F.C. Harrison
Deposit Name:	Torula rubra
Deposit Month:	April
Deposit Year:	1928
Equivalent Strain Designations:	NCTC 2649
Habitat:	Unknown
References:	Trans. Roy. Soc. Can. 1928, 22, 187

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Temperature: Low Temperature: Between 5-8 C

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	23
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	6
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	28

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	7
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	3
Max Agar Length:	7
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Pink
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Unknown
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Unknown
Pellicle Habitat:	Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Unknown
Blastospore Shape:	Unknown
Blastospore Location:	Unknown
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:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	No
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.