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473 - Geotrichum capitatum

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Geotrichum capitatum

NCYC Number:	473
Name:	Geotrichum capitatum
Depositor:	Mrs. E. Farley, Foot and Mouth Disease Research Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Deposit Name:	Trichosporon capitatum
Deposit Month:	January
Deposit Year:	1956
Equivalent Strain Designations:	NRRL Y-2501, Pirbright D1 strain.
Habitat:	Isolated from media containing epithelium from cattle tongues.
References:	J.O. Farley. Trans. Brit. Myc. Soc. 41, 320, 1958.
Information:	Isolated from cultures of Foot and Mouth disease virus in the presence of penicillin and streptomycin, using epithelium from the tongues of cattle.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Teaching Strains: Endospores

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	4
Min Broth Length:	3
Max Broth Length:	30
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	30
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	White
Surface on Agar:	Unknown
Texture on Agar:	Rough
Deposit in Broth:	Slimy
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Wrinkled
Pellicle Habitat:	Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Unknown
Blastospore Shape:	Unknown
Blastospore Location:	Unknown
Blastospore Habitat:	Unknown
True Mycelium:	Present
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:
Endospores:	Oval
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:	Unknown
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	+
Sorbose:	Unknown
Sucrose:	-
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	+
Trehalose:	-
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	Unknown
Raffinose:	Unknown
Melizitose:	Unknown
Inulin:	Unknown
Soluble Starch:	Unknown
Xylose:	Weak/Latent
L Arabinose:	Unknown
D Arabinose:	Unknown
Ribose:	Unknown
Rhamnose:	Unknown
Ethanol:	Unknown
Glycerol:	Unknown
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	-
Galactitol:	Unknown
Mannitol:	Unknown
Sorbitol:	-
A M D Glucoside:	Unknown
Salicin:	Unknown
Lactic Acid:	Unknown
Succinic Acid:	Unknown
Citric Acid:	-
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:	+
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	-
Urease Activity:	Unknown
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.