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3269 - Candida picinguabensis

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	3269
Name:	Candida picinguabensis
Depositor:	Dr. M. Stratford, Unilever Research, UK
Deposit Name:	Candida sp. nov.
Deposit Month:	November
Deposit Year:	2004
Equivalent Strain Designations:	LP45
Habitat:	Spoiled yoghurt, UK.
Information:	100% match of 26S rDNA sequence to Novel species Candida picinguabensis described by Ruivo, C.C., Pagnocca, F.C., Bacci, M.C. Jr., Lachance, M.A. Yeast isolated from Heliconia velloziana. In press.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round to Short-Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	6
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	3
Max Agar Length:	8
Arrangement:	Single & in groups
Colour on Agar:	Cream / Pale Tan
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Complete / Thin
Ring Colour:	White
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
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:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	<10%
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	+
Sorbose:	+
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	+
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	Unknown
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:	-
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	+

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.