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3369 - Cryptococcus carnescens

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	3369
Name:	Cryptococcus carnescens
Depositor:	Dr. Georgina Pope, NCYC.
Deposit Name:	Cryptococcus carnescens
Deposit Month:	February
Deposit Year:	2006
Equivalent Strain Designations:
Habitat:	Petal of Red Rose.
Information:	No formal description of Crypt. carnescens currently exists.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Unknown
Min Broth Breadth:
Max Broth Breadth:
Min Broth Length:
Max Broth Length:
Min Agar Breadth:
Max Agar Breadth:
Min Agar Length:
Max Agar Length:
Arrangement:	Unknown
Colour on Agar:	Unknown
Surface on Agar:	Unknown
Texture on Agar:	Unknown
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Unknown
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Islands
Pellicle Habitat:	Not Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Unknown
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:	-
Trehalose:	-
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	-
A M D Glucoside:	-

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.