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2379 - Candida lyxosophila

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Strain Information

This is the Candida lyxosophila Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Candida lyxosophila

NCYC Number:	2379
Name:	Candida lyxosophila
Depositor:	CBS
Deposit Name:	Candida lyxosophila
Deposit Month:	December
Deposit Year:	1991
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CBS 8194, CCY 29-173-1, JCM 7532.
Habitat:	Surface soil of woodland, near Pretoria, South Africa.
References:	Candida lyxosophila, a new D-xylose fermenting yeast from Southern Africa. Van der Walt et al., A.v.Leeuwenhoek 53: 93-97, 1987. Suzuki & Nakase, Microbiol.Cult.Coll. 14: 49-62, 1998 (cell-wall comp.,CoQ).

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	4
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	6
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	5
Arrangement:	Unknown
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:
Pellicle Habitat:

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Branch:
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:	Unknown
Endospores:	Unknown
Chlamydospores:	Unknown

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Absent
Ascospore Shape:
Ascospore Wall:
Ascospore No Per Ascus:
Ascus Shape:
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Unknown
Teliospore Shape:	Unknown

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.