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476 - Cryptococcus curvatus

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Strain Information

This is the Cryptococcus curvatus Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Cryptococcus curvatus

NCYC Number:	476
Name:	Cryptococcus curvatus
Depositor:	CBS
Deposit Name:	Candida curvata
Deposit Month:	March
Deposit Year:	1956
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 10567, CBS 570, DBVPG 6206, IFO 1159, IGC 2565, JCM 1532, NRRL Y-1511, VKM Y-2230
Habitat:	Sputum of tubercular patient, Netherlands 1932.
References:	Diddens & Lodder, Die anaskosporogenen Hefen, 2e Hälfte, 1942 p.310. Aono, System.Appl.Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990 (alkali tolerance). Matte, Biol.Cell. 68: 159-162, 1990 (VLP). Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (CoQ,protein). Akhtar et al., J.Food Lipids 5: 283-297, 299-311, 1998.
Information:	Type strain of Candida heveanensis var. curvata. Production of lipid, from whey.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Production: Lipid

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Long-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	6
Max Broth Length:	10
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	17
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Unknown
Deposit in Broth:	Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	White
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Milky
Pellicle Habitat:	Not Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

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

Asexual Spores:

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4:	+
KNO3:	-
Ethylamine:	+
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:	Weak/Latent
Urease Activity:	Unknown
Starch Production:	Weak/Latent
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.