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246 - Pichia kluyveri

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Strain Information

This is the Pichia kluyveri Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Pichia kluyveri

NCYC Number:	246
Name:	Pichia kluyveri
Depositor:	CBS
Deposit Name:	Pichia kluyveri
Deposit Month:	August
Deposit Year:	1951
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CBS 188, CCRC 22210, DBVPG 6901, IFO 1165, NRRL Y-11519, VKM Y-297
Habitat:	Olives
References:	Bedford, Mycologia 34: 628-649, 1942.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	7
Min Broth Length:	6
Max Broth Length:	12
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	4
Max Agar Length:	10
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Brown
Surface on Agar:	Dull
Texture on Agar:	Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Unknown
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Wrinkled
Pellicle Habitat:	Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:	N/A
Pseudomycelium Form:	N/A
Blastospores:	Absent
Blastospore Shape:	N/A
Blastospore Location:	N/A
Blastospore Habitat:	N/A
True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:
Endospores:	Absent
Chlamydospores:	Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Present
Ascospore Shape:	Hat
Ascospore Wall:	Unknown
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	4
Ascus Shape:	Unknown
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	No
Plasmid:	No

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	-
Sorbose:	Unknown
Sucrose:	-
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	Unknown
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	Unknown
Melizitose:	Unknown
Inulin:	Unknown
Soluble Starch:	Unknown
Xylose:	Weak/Latent
L Arabinose:	Unknown
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	Unknown
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	Unknown
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	Unknown
Ribitol:	Unknown
Galactitol:	Unknown
Mannitol:	-
Sorbitol:	-
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:	Unknown
Cyclohex 100ppm:	Unknown
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	Unknown
50% Glucose Growth:	Unknown
60% Glucose Growth:	Unknown
Lipolytic:
Acid Production:	Unknown
37c Growth:	Unknown
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	-
Urease Activity:	Unknown
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.