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3749 - Wickerhamomyces sp. nov.

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Wickerhamomyces sp. nov.

NCYC Number:	3749
Name:	Wickerhamomyces sp. nov.
Depositor:	Dr. Ching-Fu Lee, Dept. of Applied Science, National Hsinchu University of Education, Taiwan.
Deposit Name:	Wickerhamomyces sp. nov.
Deposit Month:	December
Deposit Year:	2010
Equivalent Strain Designations:	GY7L12
Habitat:	Leaf of Rhus chinensis Mill. var. roxburghiana Rehd, Taoyuan mountain area, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round to Short-Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	6
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	4
Max Agar Length:	6
Arrangement:	Singly, in Pairs, Groups & Clu
Colour on Agar:	Cream / Pale Tan
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Incomplete
Ring Colour:	White
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Candida + Mycocandida + Mycoto
Blastospores:	Many
Blastospore Shape:	Oval
Blastospore Location:	Unknown
Blastospore Habitat:	Spherical Clusters
True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:	Absent
Endospores:	Absent
Chlamydospores:	Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:
Ascospore Shape:
Ascospore Wall:
Ascospore No Per Ascus:
Ascus Shape:
Conjugation:
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	16% Weak
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	Weak/Latent
Galactose:	Weak/Latent
Sucrose:	Weak/Latent
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	Unknown
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:	Weak/Latent
Rhamnose:	Weak/Latent
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	+
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	Weak/Latent
Lactic Acid:	+
Succinic Acid:	+
Citric Acid:	+
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	+
Glucosamine:	-
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	Weak/Latent

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:	Weak/Latent
40c Growth:	-
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	+
Urease Activity:	-
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	-

Sequence Data:	Data not available.