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436 - Pichia subpelliculosa

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Strain Information

This is the Pichia subpelliculosa Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Pichia subpelliculosa

NCYC Number:	436
Name:	Pichia subpelliculosa
Depositor:	L.J. Wickerham, NRRL, USA.
Deposit Name:	Hansenula subpelliculosa
Deposit Month:	March
Deposit Year:	1955
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 16766, CBS 5767, CCRC 20480, IFO 0808, JCM 3631, NRRL Y-1683, NRRL Y-17388.
Habitat:	Fermenting cucumbers, pickled in brine, USA.
References:	Etchells & Bell, Farlowia 4: 87, 1950. Nakase & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 77-84, 1971 (GC). Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 19: 189-208, 1973 (CoQ).
Information:	Killer, type K20.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Long-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	15
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	6
Min Agar Length:	4
Max Agar Length:	15
Arrangement:	Unknown
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Dull
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
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:	Mycocandida
Blastospores:	Absent
Blastospore Shape:	N/A
Blastospore Location:	N/A
Blastospore Habitat:	N/A
True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:
Endospores:	Absent
Chlamydospores:	Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Present
Ascospore Shape:	Hat
Ascospore Wall:	Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	4
Ascus Shape:	Unknown
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	Unknown

Assay:	No
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Yes
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.