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547 - Candida lodderae

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Strain Information

This is the Candida lodderae Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Candida lodderae

NCYC Number:	547
Name:	Candida lodderae
Depositor:	Dr. H. J. Phaff
Deposit Name:	Trichosporon lodderae, Candida tropicalis, Candida viswanath
Deposit Month:	November
Deposit Year:	1958
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 28774, CBS 1924, CCRC 22270, IFO 10415, JCM 1601, NRRL Y-17317, UCD 48-23I.
Habitat:	Shrimp, Gulf of Mexico, USA.
References:	Phaff et al., Mycologia 44: 431-451, 1952. Kurtzman & Robnett, J.Clin.Microbiol. 35: 1216-1223, 1997. Suzuki & Nakase, Microbiol.Cult.Coll. 14: 49-62, 1998 (cell-wall comp.,CoQ). Lee et al., Int.J.System.Bacteriol. 48: 1463-1466, 1998 (DNA,CoQ). Nakase, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 363, 1971 (GC) Meyer SA , Ahearn DG . Validation of the names of some Candida species. Mycotaxon 17: 297-298, 1983.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	31
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	14
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	38

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	7
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	9
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	6
Min Agar Length:	4
Max Agar Length:	8
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	White
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Unknown
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Milky
Pellicle Habitat:	Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Many
Blastospore Shape:	Oval
Blastospore Location:	Dispersed
Blastospore Habitat:	Unknown
True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:
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:	10%
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	No

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	Weak/Latent
Sorbose:	-
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	+
Trehalose:	+
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	+
Xylose:	+
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	Unknown
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	Unknown
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	+
Lactic Acid:	Unknown
Succinic Acid:	Unknown
Citric Acid:	Unknown
Inositol:	-
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:	+
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	-
Urease Activity:	Unknown
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	Weak/Latent
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.