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2389 - Candida shehatae var. lignosa

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Strain Information

This is the Candida shehatae var. lignosa Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Candida shehatae var. lignosa

NCYC Number:	2389
Name:	Candida shehatae var. lignosa
Depositor:	CBS via J. Barnett
Deposit Name:	Candida shehatae var. lignosa
Deposit Month:	March
Deposit Year:	1992
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CBS 4705, ATCC 58779, CCRC 21774;IGC 3590;JCM 9837;NRRL Y-12856;NRRL Y-17027
Habitat:	Rotten wood
References:	Toivola A, et al.. Alcoholic fermentation of D-xylose by yeasts. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 47: 1221-1223, 1984. Kurtzman, A.V. Leeuwenhoek. (1990). 57, 215-222.
Information:	Degrades xylose (D-xylose). Produces ethyl alcohol (ethanol).

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Production: Ethanol Degradation / Utilisation: Xylose

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	2
Max Broth Length:	10
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	8
Arrangement:	Unknown
Colour on Agar:	White
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Milky
Pellicle Habitat:	Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Regularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Mycocandida
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:	Round
Ascospore Wall:	Warty
Ascospore No Per Ascus:
Ascus Shape:
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	Unknown

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.