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500 - Williopsis saturnus var. mrakii
This is the Williopsis saturnus var. mrakii Type Strain
This strain is recommended for studies involving
Williopsis saturnus var. mrakii
| NCYC Number: | 500 |
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| Name: | Williopsis saturnus var. mrakii |
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| Depositor: | L.J. Wickerham, NRRL. |
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| Deposit Name: | Hansenula mrakii, Williopsis mrakii |
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| Deposit Month: | April |
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| Deposit Year: | 1957 |
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| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 10743, CBS 1707, CCRC 21416, DBVPG 6729, IFO 0897, JCM 3614, NRRL Y-1364, VKM Y-173. |
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| Habitat: | Soil, Dobodura area, Papua New Guinea. |
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| References: | - Wickerham, US Dep.Agric.Tech.Bull.No. 1029, Washington 1951, p.40.
- Naumov et al., Dokl.Acad.Nauk.SSSR 259: 718-722, 1981.
- Aono, System.Appl.Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990 (alkali tolerance)
- Young, The Yeasts (eds Rose & Harrison), London: Academic Press, 1987.
- Young & Yagiu, A.v.Leeuwenhoek 44: 59-77, 1978 (killer).
- Tsuchiya et al., Jpn.J.Exp.Med. 28: 105-114, 1958 (serotype).
- Shimizu et al. 1985. Killer properties of wine yeasts and characterisation of Killer wine yeasts. Journal of Fermentation technology, 63, 421-429.
- Hodgson VJ, Button D, Walker GM. Anti-Candida activity of a novel killer toxin from the yeast Williopsis mrakii. Microbiology. 1995 Aug;141 ( Pt 8):2003-12
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| Information: | - Type strain of Hansenula mrakii.
- Killer character K9Rj (Young), K9R9 (Wickner).
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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: | Oval |
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| Min Broth Breadth: | 3 |
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| Max Broth Breadth: | 4 |
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| Min Broth Length: | 4 |
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| Max Broth Length: | 5 |
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| Min Agar Breadth: | 3 |
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| Max Agar Breadth: | 4 |
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| Min Agar Length: | 4 |
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| Max Agar Length: | 5 |
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| Arrangement: | Pairs |
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| Colour on Agar: | Cream |
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| Surface on Agar: | Dull |
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| Texture on Agar: | Rough |
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| Deposit in Broth: | Non-Flocculent |
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| Ring in Broth: | Absent |
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| Ring Colour: | Unknown |
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| Pellicle in Broth: | Thin |
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| Pellicle Appearance: | Wrinkled |
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| Pellicle Habitat: | Climbing |
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Cell Division:
| Budding: | Multipolar |
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| Fission: | Absent |
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Filamentous Growth:
| Pseudomycelium: | Absent |
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| Pseudomycelium Branch: | N/A |
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| Pseudomycelium Form: | N/A |
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| Blastospores: | N/A |
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| Blastospore Shape: | N/A |
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| Blastospore Location: | N/A |
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| Blastospore Habitat: | N/A |
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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: | Absent |
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| Endospores: | Absent |
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| Chlamydospores: | Absent |
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Sexual Spores:
| Ascospores: | Present |
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| Ascospore Shape: | Saturn |
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| Ascospore Wall: | Smooth |
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| Ascospore No Per Ascus: | Unknown |
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| Ascus Shape: | Unknown |
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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: | Yes |
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| Plasmid: | No |
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| Glucose: | + |
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| Galactose: | - |
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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: | - |
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| Sucrose: | - |
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| Maltose: | - |
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| Cellobiose: | + |
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| Trehalose: | - |
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| Lactose: | - |
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| Melibiose: | Unknown |
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| Raffinose: | Unknown |
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| Melizitose: | - |
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| Inulin: | - |
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| Soluble Starch: | - |
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| Xylose: | Unknown |
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| L Arabinose: | - |
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| D Arabinose: | Unknown |
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| Ribose: | Unknown |
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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: | Unknown |
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| Sorbitol: | Unknown |
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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: | Unknown |
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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: | Unknown |
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| KNO3: | + |
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| Ethylamine: | Unknown |
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| Cadaverine: | Unknown |
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| Lysine: | |
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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: | |
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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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