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498 - Pichia capsulata

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Strain Information

This is the Pichia capsulata Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Pichia capsulata

NCYC Number:	498
Name:	Pichia capsulata
Depositor:	L.J. Wickerham, NRRL.
Deposit Name:	Hansenula capsulata
Deposit Month:	April
Deposit Year:	1957
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 24204, CBS 1993, CCRC 22082, DBVPG 3822, IFO 0721, JCM 1991, NRRL Y-1842, UCD 50-340.^
Habitat:	Tunnels of larvae in Pinus resinosa and Picea sp., Lake Wabatongushi, Ontario, Canada.
References:	Wickerham, US.Dep.Agric.Tech.Bull.1029, Washington 1951, p.25. Lee & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 29: 395-416, 1983 (CoQ).

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	4
Min Broth Length:	3
Max Broth Length:	4
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	3
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	4
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	White
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Glutinous
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:	Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:	N/A
Pseudomycelium Form:	N/A
Blastospores:	N/A
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:	2
Ascus Shape:	Oval
Conjugation:	Present
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	Weak/Latent
Galactose:	-
Sucrose:	-
Maltose:	Weak/Latent
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:	Unknown
Raffinose:	Unknown
Melizitose:	Unknown
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	+
Xylose:	Unknown
L Arabinose:	Unknown
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	+
Rhamnose:	Unknown
Ethanol:	Unknown
Glycerol:	Unknown
Erythritol:	+
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	Unknown
Mannitol:	Unknown
Sorbitol:	Unknown
A M D Glucoside:	Unknown
Salicin:	Unknown
Lactic Acid:	Unknown
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:	-
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:	Unknown
Acid Tolerant:	-
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.