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539 - Rhodotorula minuta var. minuta

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	539
Name:	Rhodotorula minuta var. minuta
Depositor:	Dr. H. J. Phaff
Deposit Name:	Rhodotorula minuta var. texensis
Deposit Month:	November
Deposit Year:	1958
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 32769, CBS 2177, CCRC 22483, IFO 0932, IGC 2812, MUCL 30425, NRRL Y-2004, UCD 48-23U, UCD 48-23.21.
Habitat:	Shrimp, Aransas Bay, Gulf of Mexico, USA.
References:	Phaff et al., Yeasts isolated from shrimp. Mycologia 44: 431-451, 1952. Vancanneyt et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 38: 363-377, 1992 (GC,CoQ,protein). Kawaguchi,K et al. Enzymatic elimination of L-phenylalanine from amino acid mixtures by acetone-dried cells of Rhodotorula texensis.Journal of Fermentation Technology (Hakko Kogaku Zasshi) 49:222-229,1971 (Removal of L-phenylalanine). 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.
Information:	Type strain of Rhodotorula texensis. Removal of L-phenylalanine from amino-acid mixtures.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Degradation / Utilisation: L-phenylalanine

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	28
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	18
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	30

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	7
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	3
Max Agar Length:	8
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Pink
Surface on Agar:	Dull
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Complete
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:	Absent
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:	Unknown
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	Weak/Latent
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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4:	Unknown
KNO3:	-
Ethylamine:	Unknown
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:	Unknown
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	-
Urease Activity:	Unknown
Starch Production:	Weak/Latent
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown

Sequence Data:	Data not available.