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3387 - Candida sp. nov.

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	3387
Name:	Candida sp. nov.
Depositor:	UK Industry
Deposit Name:	Candida sp. nov.
Deposit Month:	July
Deposit Year:	2006
Equivalent Strain Designations:
Habitat:	Industrial contaminant
Information:	Likely to be the same strain as NCYC 3381 - 100% identical : 26/26 bands shared in AFLP patterns.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Oval to Long-Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	6
Max Broth Length:	7
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	7
Arrangement:	Singly, in Pairs & Short Chain
Colour on Agar:	Cream/Pale Yellow
Surface on Agar:	Dull
Texture on Agar:	Rough
Deposit in Broth:	Non-flocculent + Lumpy
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	White
Pellicle in Broth:	Present
Pellicle Appearance:	Islands
Pellicle Habitat:	Not Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Ill formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Mycocandida
Blastospores:	Few
Blastospore Shape:	Oval
Blastospore Location:	Dispersed
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:	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% Weak
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:	+
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	-
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	Weak/Latent
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	Weak/Latent
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	Weak/Latent
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	-
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	Weak/Latent
Succinic Acid:	Weak/Latent
Citric Acid:	-
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	Weak/Latent
Glucosamine:	-
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	-

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.