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443 - Pichia guilliermondii
This is the Pichia guilliermondii Type Strain
This strain is recommended for studies involving
Pichia guilliermondii
| NCYC Number: | 443 |
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| Name: | Pichia guilliermondii |
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| Depositor: | L.J. Wickerham, NRRL, USA. |
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| Deposit Name: | Candida guilliermondii |
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| Deposit Month: | March |
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| Deposit Year: | 1955 |
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| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 46036, CCRC 21697, CCRC 22093, DBVPG 6571, IFO 10106, NRRL Y-2075. |
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| Habitat: | Insect frass on Ulmus americana (elm tree), Peoria, Illinois, USA. |
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| References: | - Fuson et al., Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 30: 217-219, 1980 (DNA)
- Wickerham LJ . Validation of the species Pichia guilliermondii. J. Bacteriol. 92: 1269, 1966.
- Wickerham LJ , Burton KA . A clarification of the relationship of Candida guilliermondii to other yeasts by a study of their mating types. J. Bacteriol. 68: 594-597, 1954.
- Saha BC , Bothast RJ . Production of L-arabitol for L-arabinose by Candida entomaea and Pichia guilliermondii. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 45: 299-306, 1996.
- Billon-Grand G . A new ascosporogenous yeast genus: Yamadazyma gen. nov.. Mycotaxon 35: 201-204, 1989.
- Church FC , et al.. Isolation and characterization of alpha-galactosidase from Pichia guilliermondii. Dev. Ind. Microbiol. 21: 339-348, 1980.
- Church FC Jr, Meyers SP . Alpha-galactosidase from Pichia guilliermondii. Mycologia 72: 279-287, 1980.
- Hou CT . pH dependence and thermostability of lipases from cultures from the ARS Culture Collection. J. Ind. Microbiol. 13: 242-248, 1994.
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| Information: | - Produces lipases active at pH 9.0 at 60C (Hou CT , 1994).
- Ferments arabinose [L-arabinose] (Saha BC , Bothast RJ , 1996).
- Produces L-arabitol (Saha BC , Bothast RJ , 1996).
- Produces alpha-galactosidase (Church FC , et al, 1980, Church FC Jr, Meyers SP , 1980).
- Produces lipase (Hou CT , 1994.)
- Opposite mating type to NCYC 441.
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| Special Applications: | - Degradation / Utilisation: L-arabinose Fermentation
- Production: Alpha-galactosidase
- Production: L-arabitol
- Production: Lipase
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Temperature:
| Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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| Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius): | |
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| Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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Cells:
| Shape: | Round-oval |
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| Min Broth Breadth: | 1 |
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| Max Broth Breadth: | 4 |
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| Min Broth Length: | 3 |
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| Max Broth Length: | 10 |
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| Min Agar Breadth: | 2 |
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| Max Agar Breadth: | 3 |
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| Min Agar Length: | 2 |
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| Max Agar Length: | 12 |
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| Arrangement: | Pairs |
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| Colour on Agar: | Cream |
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| Surface on Agar: | Shiny |
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| Texture on Agar: | Smooth |
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| Deposit in Broth: | Non-Flocculent |
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| Ring in Broth: | Complete |
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| Ring Colour: | White |
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| Pellicle in Broth: | Thin |
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| Pellicle Appearance: | Wrinkled |
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| Pellicle Habitat: | Unknown |
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Cell Division:
| Budding: | Multipolar |
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| Fission: | Absent |
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Filamentous Growth:
| Pseudomycelium: | Well formed |
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| Pseudomycelium Branch: | Unknown |
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| Pseudomycelium Form: | Unknown |
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| Blastospores: | Unknown |
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| Blastospore Shape: | Oval |
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| Blastospore Location: | Unknown |
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| Blastospore Habitat: | Unknown |
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| True Mycelium: | Absent |
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| Clamp Connections: | Absent |
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Asexual Spores:
| Ballistospores: | Absent |
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| Arthrospores: | |
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| Endospores: | Absent |
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| Chlamydospores: | Absent |
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Sexual Spores:
| Ascospores: | Absent |
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| Ascospore Shape: | N/A |
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| Ascospore Wall: | N/A |
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| Ascospore No Per Ascus: | N/A |
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| Ascus Shape: | N/A |
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| Conjugation: | Absent |
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| Teliospores: | Absent |
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| Teliospore Shape: | N/A |
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| Assay: | Unknown |
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| Salt Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Killer: | Unknown |
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| Plasmid: | Unknown |
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| Glucose: | + |
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| Galactose: | Weak/Latent |
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| Sucrose: | + |
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| Maltose: | - |
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| Cellobiose: | Unknown |
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| Trehalose: | Unknown |
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| Lactose: | - |
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| Melibiose: | - |
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| Raffinose: | + |
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| Melizitose: | Unknown |
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| Inulin: | Unknown |
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| Soluble Starch: | Unknown |
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| Xylose: | Unknown |
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| A M D Glucoside: | Unknown |
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| Glucose: | + |
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| Galactose: | + |
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| Sorbose: | Unknown |
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| Sucrose: | + |
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| Maltose: | + |
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| Cellobiose: | + |
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| Trehalose: | Unknown |
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| Lactose: | Unknown |
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| Melibiose: | + |
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| Raffinose: | Unknown |
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| Melizitose: | Unknown |
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| Inulin: | Unknown |
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| Soluble Starch: | Unknown |
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| Xylose: | + |
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| L Arabinose: | + |
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| D Arabinose: | + |
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| Ribose: | Weak/Latent |
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| Rhamnose: | Unknown |
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| Ethanol: | Unknown |
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| Glycerol: | Unknown |
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| Erythritol: | - |
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| Ribitol: | + |
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| Galactitol: | Unknown |
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| Mannitol: | + |
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| Sorbitol: | + |
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| A M D Glucoside: | Unknown |
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| Salicin: | Unknown |
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| Lactic Acid: | Unknown |
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| Succinic Acid: | Unknown |
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| Citric Acid: | Unknown |
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| Inositol: | - |
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| Gluconolactone: | Unknown |
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| Glucosamine: | Unknown |
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| Methanol: | Unknown |
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| Xylitol: | Unknown |
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| NH4 2SO4: | + |
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| KNO3: | - |
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| Ethylamine: | Unknown |
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| Cadaverine: | Unknown |
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| Lysine: | Unknown |
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| Vitamin Free Growth: | + |
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| Cyclohex 100ppm: | Unknown |
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| Cyclohex 1000ppm: | Unknown |
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| 50% Glucose Growth: | Unknown |
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| 60% Glucose Growth: | Unknown |
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| Lipolytic: | |
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| Acid Production: | Unknown |
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| 37c Growth: | Unknown |
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| 40c Growth: | Unknown |
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| Arbutin Hydrolysis: | + |
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| Urease Activity: | Unknown |
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| Starch Production: | - |
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| Acid Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Photograph: |  |
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| Sequence Data: | Data not available. |
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