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3785 - Candida bombi

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	3785
Name:	Candida bombi
Depositor:	Chris Bond, NCYC
Deposit Name:	Candida bombi
Deposit Month:	August
Deposit Year:	2011
Equivalent Strain Designations:
Habitat:	Dead bumble bee (Bombus sp.), Norwich Research Park, Norfolk, UK.
Information:	Pseudomycelium is primitive and consists of branched chains of oval cells. 26SrDNA sequence gives 100% sequence identity to Candida bombi.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round to Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	7
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	6
Max Agar Length:	7
Arrangement:	Singly, in Pairs, Chains and C
Colour on Agar:	Cream / Pale Tan
Surface on Agar:	Slighty shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Lumpy
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	N/A
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Ill formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Unknown
Blastospore Shape:	Unknown
Blastospore Location:	Unknown
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%
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	Unknown
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	Latent
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	Weak/Latent
Raffinose:	+
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	-
A M D Glucoside:	-

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	-
Sorbose:	+
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	Weak/Latent
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	+
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	-
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	-
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	-
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	Latent
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	-
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	-
Succinic Acid:	-
Citric Acid:	-
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	+
Glucosamine:	-
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	-

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.