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245 - Kloeckera apiculata

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Kloeckera apiculata

NCYC Number:	245
Name:	Kloeckera apiculata
Depositor:	C. Rainbow, Birmingham University
Deposit Name:	Kluyveromyces brevis
Deposit Month:	July
Deposit Year:	1951
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 18212, CBS 5914, CCRC 21362, DSM 70788, IFO 0630
Habitat:	Unknown
References:	Emery et al., Biochem.J. 40: 426-432, 1946. Jones & Finch, Appl.Microbiol. 7: 309-311, 1959.
Information:	US Patent 3,920,519, hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid. Used for assay of inositol; assay of thiamine.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Assay: Inositol Assay: Thiamin Degradation / Utilisation: Ribonucleic acid

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Apiculate
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	3
Max Broth Length:	11
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	12
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Brown
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:	Bipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:	N/A
Pseudomycelium Form:	N/A
Blastospores:	N/A
Blastospore Shape:	N/A
Blastospore Location:	N/A
Blastospore Habitat:	N/A
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:	Yes
Salt Tolerant:	10%
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:	-
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:	Unknown
Glucosamine:	Unknown
Methanol:	Unknown
Xylitol:	Unknown

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:	Weak/Latent
37c Growth:	Unknown
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	+
Urease Activity:	-
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	-

Sequence Data:	Data not available.