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359 - Candida utilis
| NCYC Number: | 359 |
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| Name: | Candida utilis |
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| Depositor: | A.C. Thaysen |
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| Deposit Name: | Torulopsis utilis var. major |
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| Deposit Month: | March |
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| Deposit Year: | 1952 |
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| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 9256, CBS 841, CCRC 20334, IFO 0626, JCM 2311, NRRL Y-1084, VKM Y-768 |
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| Habitat: | Unknown |
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| References: | - Haysen & Morris, Nature 152: 526-528, 1943.
- Oxygen isotope fractionation. Radiation. Env. Biophys., 1979, 17, 85-89.
- B. Rangathan & J.V. Bhat, (1958), J. Ind. Ind. Sci. 40.
- Han YW, Anderson AW. Semisolid fermentation of ryegrass straw. Appl. Microbiol. 30: 930-934, 1975.
- Holden NH, et al. Yeast biomass from bagasse hydrolysates. Biol. Wastes 28: 239-246, 1989.
- Maleszka R, Schneider H. Fermentation of D-xylose, xylitol, and D-xylulose by yeasts. Can. J. Microbiol. 28: 360-363, 1982.
- Kondo K, et al. A transformation system for the yeast Candida utilis: use of a modified endogenous ribosomal protein gene as a drug-resistant marker and ribosomal DNA as an integration target for vector DNA. J. Bacteriol. 177: 7171-7177, 1995.
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| Information: | - European Patent 0 056 073; German Patent P28 56 694 & P29 41 680, removal of dissolved nitrates.
- Produces protein from ryegrass straw (Han YW, Anderson AW, 1975).
- Produces single-cell protein from sugarcane bagasse cellulose and hemicellulose hydrolysates (Holden NH, et al., 1989).
- Degrades cellulose (Holden NH, et al., 1989).
- Degrades hemicellulose (Holden NH, et al., 1989).
- Ferments pentoses (Maleszka R, Schneider H., 1982).
- Produces single-cell protein (SCP) (Holden NH, et al., 1989).
- Transformation host (Kondo K, et al., 1995).
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| Special Applications: | - Degradation / Utilisation: Cellulose
- Degradation / Utilisation: Dissolved nitrates
- Degradation / Utilisation: Hemicellulose
- Degradation / Utilisation: Pentoses
- Degradation / Utilisation: Xylose
- Production: Protein
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Temperature:
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| Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius): | |
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| Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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Cells:
| Shape: | Long-oval |
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| Min Broth Breadth: | 4 |
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| Max Broth Breadth: | 6 |
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| Min Broth Length: | 6 |
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| Max Broth Length: | 13 |
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| Min Agar Breadth: | |
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| Max Agar Breadth: | |
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| Min Agar Length: | |
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| Max Agar Length: | |
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| Arrangement: | Pairs |
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| Colour on Agar: | Unknown |
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| Surface on Agar: | Unknown |
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| Texture on Agar: | Unknown |
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| Deposit in Broth: | Unknown |
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| Ring in Broth: | Absent |
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| Ring Colour: | Unknown |
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| Pellicle in Broth: | Absent |
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| Pellicle Appearance: | N/A |
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| Pellicle Habitat: | N/A |
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Cell Division:
| Budding: | Multipolar |
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| Fission: | Absent |
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Filamentous Growth:
| Pseudomycelium: | Well formed |
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| Pseudomycelium Branch: | Unknown |
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| Pseudomycelium Form: | Mycotorula |
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| Blastospores: | Many |
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| Blastospore Shape: | Oval |
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| Blastospore Location: | Verticils |
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| Blastospore Habitat: | Unknown |
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| True Mycelium: | Absent |
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| Clamp Connections: | Absent |
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Asexual Spores:
| Ballistospores: | Absent |
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| Arthrospores: | Absent |
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| Endospores: | Absent |
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| Chlamydospores: | Absent |
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Sexual Spores:
| Ascospores: | Absent |
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| Ascospore Shape: | N/A |
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| Ascospore Wall: | N/A |
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| Ascospore No Per Ascus: | N/A |
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| Ascus Shape: | N/A |
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| Conjugation: | Absent |
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| Teliospores: | Absent |
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| Teliospore Shape: | N/A |
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| Assay: | Unknown |
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| Salt Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Killer: | Unknown |
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| Plasmid: | Unknown |
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| Glucose: | + |
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| Galactose: | - |
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| Sucrose: | + |
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| Maltose: | - |
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| Cellobiose: | - |
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| Trehalose: | - |
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| Lactose: | - |
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| Melibiose: | - |
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| Raffinose: | + |
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| Melizitose: | Unknown |
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| Inulin: | Unknown |
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| Soluble Starch: | Unknown |
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| Xylose: | Unknown |
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| A M D Glucoside: | Unknown |
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| Glucose: | + |
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| Galactose: | - |
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| Sorbose: | - |
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| Sucrose: | + |
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| Maltose: | + |
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| Cellobiose: | + |
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| Trehalose: | + |
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| Lactose: | - |
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| Melibiose: | - |
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| Raffinose: | + |
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| Melizitose: | + |
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| Inulin: | - |
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| Soluble Starch: | - |
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| Xylose: | + |
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| L Arabinose: | - |
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| D Arabinose: | - |
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| Ribose: | - |
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| Rhamnose: | + |
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| Ethanol: | Unknown |
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| Glycerol: | + |
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| Erythritol: | - |
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| Ribitol: | - |
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| Galactitol: | Unknown |
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| Mannitol: | + |
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| Sorbitol: | + |
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| A M D Glucoside: | Unknown |
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| Salicin: | + |
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| Lactic Acid: | Unknown |
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| Succinic Acid: | Unknown |
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| Citric Acid: | Unknown |
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| Inositol: | - |
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| Gluconolactone: | Unknown |
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| Glucosamine: | Unknown |
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| Methanol: | Unknown |
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| Xylitol: | Unknown |
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| NH4 2SO4: | + |
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| KNO3: | + |
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| Ethylamine: | + |
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| Cadaverine: | Unknown |
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| Lysine: | Unknown |
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| Vitamin Free Growth: | Unknown |
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| Cyclohex 100ppm: | Unknown |
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| Cyclohex 1000ppm: | Unknown |
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| 50% Glucose Growth: | Unknown |
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| 60% Glucose Growth: | Unknown |
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| Lipolytic: | - |
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| Acid Production: | Unknown |
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| 37c Growth: | Unknown |
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| 40c Growth: | Unknown |
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| Arbutin Hydrolysis: | + |
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| Urease Activity: | Unknown |
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| Starch Production: | - |
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| Acid Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Sequence Data: | Data not available. |
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