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439 - Pichia burtonii

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Strain Information

This is the Pichia burtonii Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Pichia burtonii

NCYC Number:	439
Name:	Pichia burtonii
Depositor:	L.J. Wickerham, NRRL, USA.
Deposit Name:	Candida chodati, Endomycopsis burtonii, Hyphopichia burtonii
Deposit Month:	March
Deposit Year:	1955
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 13169, CBS 2352, CCRC 22087, CECT 11418, DBVPG 3789, IFO 10837, JCM 3708, KCTC 7661, MUCL 31899, NRRL Y-1933
Habitat:	Pollen, carried by wild bees
References:	Wickerham & Burton, J.Bacteriol. 63: 449, 1952. Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 22: 325-337, 1976 (CoQ). Shin et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 42: 481-491. 1996 (CoQ).
Information:	Opposite mating type to NCYC 440.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	127
Min Agar Breadth:	1
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	3
Max Agar Length:	14
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Slightly shiny
Texture on Agar:	Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Incomplete
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Islands
Pellicle Habitat:	Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Mycotorula
Blastospores:	Unknown
Blastospore Shape:	Unknown
Blastospore Location:	Unknown
Blastospore Habitat:	Unknown
True Mycelium:	Present
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:	Unknown
Ascus Shape:	Unknown
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.