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502 - Rhodotorula graminis
This is the Rhodotorula graminis Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving
Rhodotorula graminis
| NCYC Number: | 502 |
| Name: | Rhodotorula graminis |
| Depositor: | M.E. di Menna |
| Deposit Name: | Rhodotorula graminis |
| Deposit Month: | August |
| Deposit Year: | 1957 |
| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 32768, CBS 2826, CCRC 22584, DBVPG 7021, JCM 3775, IGC 4842, MUCL 30431, NRRL Y-2474. |
| Habitat: | Blades of summer pasture grasses, North Island, New Zealand. |
| References: | - di Menna, J.Gen.Microbiol. 18: 269-272, 1958 & J.Agric.Res. 2: 394, 1959.
- Aono, System.Appl.Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990 (alkali tolerance).
- Sampaio, Can.J.Microbiol. 45: 491-512, 1999 (aromatic compounds).
- Vancanneyt et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 38: 363-377, 1992 (GC,CoQ,protein).
- Kurtzman & Fell, Mycologia 83: 107-110, 1991 (DNA).
- Sugiyama et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 31: 519-550, 1985 (GC,CoQ).
- Perrier et al., Arch.Microbiol. 164: 173-179, 1995 (fatty acids,carotenoids).
- Biotechnology '94: 2nd Conference on Advances in Biochemical Engineering. Rugby, Warwickshire, UK: Institution of Chemical Engineers; 1994, pp. 115-117.
- Fell JW, et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000.
- Hamamoto M , Nakase T. Phylogenetic analysis of the ballistoconidium-forming yeast genus Sporobolomyces based on 18S rDNA sequences. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1373-1380, 2000.
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| Information: | - produces lipophilic polysaccharide emulsifiers (Biotechnology '94).
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Temperature:
| Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
| Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius): | |
| Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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Cells:
| Shape: | Round-oval |
| Min Broth Breadth: | 2 |
| Max Broth Breadth: | 5 |
| Min Broth Length: | 4 |
| Max Broth Length: | 8 |
| Min Agar Breadth: | 2 |
| Max Agar Breadth: | 4 |
| Min Agar Length: | 2 |
| Max Agar Length: | 11 |
| Arrangement: | Unknown |
| Colour on Agar: | Pink |
| Surface on Agar: | Shiny |
| Texture on Agar: | Glutinous |
| Deposit in Broth: | Non-Flocculent |
| Ring in Broth: | Incomplete |
| Ring Colour: | Pink |
| Pellicle in Broth: | Absent |
| Pellicle Appearance: | N/A |
| Pellicle Habitat: | N/A |
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Cell Division:
| Budding: | Multipolar |
| Fission: | Absent |
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Filamentous Growth:
| Pseudomycelium: | Absent |
| Pseudomycelium Branch: | N/A |
| Pseudomycelium Form: | N/A |
| Blastospores: | Absent |
| Blastospore Shape: | N/A |
| Blastospore Location: | N/A |
| Blastospore Habitat: | N/A |
| True Mycelium: | Absent |
| Clamp Connections: | Absent |
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Asexual Spores:
| Ballistospores: | Absent |
| Arthrospores: | Absent |
| Endospores: | Absent |
| Chlamydospores: | Absent |
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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: | Unknown |
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| Assay: | No |
| Salt Tolerant: | Unknown |
| Killer: | Unknown |
| Plasmid: | No |
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| Glucose: | - |
| Galactose: | - |
| Sucrose: | - |
| Maltose: | - |
| Cellobiose: | - |
| Trehalose: | - |
| Lactose: | - |
| Melibiose: | - |
| Raffinose: | - |
| Melizitose: | - |
| Inulin: | - |
| Soluble Starch: | - |
| Xylose: | Unknown |
| A M D Glucoside: | - |
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| Glucose: | + |
| Galactose: | + |
| Sorbose: | Unknown |
| Sucrose: | + |
| Maltose: | - |
| Cellobiose: | Unknown |
| Trehalose: | Unknown |
| Lactose: | - |
| Melibiose: | - |
| Raffinose: | + |
| Melizitose: | - |
| Inulin: | Unknown |
| Soluble Starch: | Unknown |
| Xylose: | Unknown |
| L Arabinose: | Unknown |
| D Arabinose: | Unknown |
| Ribose: | Unknown |
| Rhamnose: | Unknown |
| Ethanol: | Unknown |
| Glycerol: | Unknown |
| Erythritol: | Unknown |
| Ribitol: | Unknown |
| 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 |
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| NH4 2SO4: | Unknown |
| KNO3: | + |
| Ethylamine: | Unknown |
| Cadaverine: | Unknown |
| Lysine: | Unknown |
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| 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: | - |
| Acid Tolerant: | Unknown |
| Photograph: |  |
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| Sequence Data: | Data not available. |
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