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3759 - Geotrichum fermentans

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Geotrichum fermentans

NCYC Number:	3759
Name:	Geotrichum fermentans
Depositor:	UK Industry
Deposit Name:	Geotrichum fermentans
Deposit Month:	January
Deposit Year:	2011
Equivalent Strain Designations:
Habitat:	Beverage contaminant, UK.
Information:	26SrDNA sequence gives 99.4% sequence identity to Geotrichum fermentans.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Oval to Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	7
Min Broth Length:	10
Max Broth Length:	20
Min Agar Breadth:	4
Max Agar Breadth:	6
Min Agar Length:	7
Max Agar Length:	35
Arrangement:	Singly, in Pairs & Chains .
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth to wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	N/A
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:	Unknown
Fission:	Present

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:	Present
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:	Present
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:	Weak/Latent
Sucrose:	-
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	-
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	Unknown
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	-
A M D Glucoside:	-

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	+
Sorbose:	+
Sucrose:	-
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	Weak/Latent
Trehalose:	-
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	+
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	Unknown
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	-
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:	-

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:	Weak/Latent
Urease Activity:	-
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	-

Sequence Data:	Data not available.