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523 - Kluyveromyces polysporus

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Strain Information

This is the Kluyveromyces polysporus Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Kluyveromyces polysporus

NCYC Number:	523
Name:	Kluyveromyces polysporus
Depositor:	J.A. Barnett
Deposit Name:	Kluyveromyces polysporus
Deposit Month:	May
Deposit Year:	1964
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 22028, CBS 2163, CCRC 21397, DBVPG 6243, IFO 10782, MUCL 30238, NRRL Y-8283, UCD 57-17.
Habitat:	Soil, South Africa.
References:	Van der Walt, A.v.Leeuwenhoek 22: 265-272, 1956. Roberts & Van der Walt, CR.Trav.Lab.Carlsberg 31: 29, 1959.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	15
Min Broth Length:	3
Max Broth Length:	20
Min Agar Breadth:	4
Max Agar Breadth:	14
Min Agar Length:	7
Max Agar Length:	20
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Unknown
Surface on Agar:	Unknown
Texture on Agar:	Unknown
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Unknown
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Unknown
Pellicle Appearance:	Unknown
Pellicle Habitat:	Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Unknown
Blastospore Shape:	Unknown
Blastospore Location:	Unknown
Blastospore Habitat:	Unknown
True Mycelium:	Unknown
Clamp Connections:	Unknown

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:
Endospores:	Unknown
Chlamydospores:	Unknown

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Unknown
Ascospore Shape:	Unknown
Ascospore Wall:	Unknown
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	Unknown
Ascus Shape:	Unknown
Conjugation:	Unknown
Teliospores:	Unknown
Teliospore Shape:	Unknown

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	+
Sorbose:	Unknown
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	Weak/Latent
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	Unknown
Raffinose:	Weak/Latent
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:	-
Sorbitol:	-
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:	Unknown
Cyclohex 100ppm:	-
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	-
50% Glucose Growth:	Unknown
60% Glucose Growth:	Unknown
Lipolytic:
Acid Production:	Unknown
37c Growth:	Unknown
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	Unknown
Urease Activity:	Unknown
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	-
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.