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3539 - Cryptococcus sp. nov.

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	3539
Name:	Cryptococcus sp. nov.
Depositor:	Sreenivas Rao Ravella, North Wyke Research, Okehampton, Devon, UK
Deposit Name:	Cryptococcus sp.
Deposit Month:	November
Deposit Year:	2008
Equivalent Strain Designations:	Bio 8, CBS 11372
Habitat:
Information:	Sequence matches that of Cryptococcus sp. EJ2S04 isolated by Prof. Ching-Fu Lee, Department of Applied Science, National Hsinchu University of Education, Taiwan and NCYC 3526 / BET 8.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round to Long-Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	8
Min Agar Breadth:	4
Max Agar Breadth:	6
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	10
Arrangement:	Singly, in Pairs, Chains and C
Colour on Agar:	Cream / Pale Beige
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Slightly Rough
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	White
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Milky
Pellicle Habitat:	Climbing

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:	-
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:	+
L Arabinose:	+
D Arabinose:	+
Ribose:	+
Rhamnose:	+
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	-
Erythritol:	+
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	+
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	+
Lactic Acid:	Weak/Latent
Succinic Acid:	+
Citric Acid:	Weak/Latent
Inositol:	+
Gluconolactone:	+
Glucosamine:	+
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	+

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.