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549 - Pichia halophila

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Strain Information

This is the Pichia halophila Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Pichia halophila

NCYC Number:	549
Name:	Pichia halophila
Depositor:	Dr. H. J. Phaff
Deposit Name:	Pichia halophila
Deposit Month:	November
Deposit Year:	1958
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 24240, CBS 2028, CCRC 21369, DSM 70365, IFO 0947, JCM 1635, NRRL Y-7860, UCD 52-11.
Habitat:	Intestinal tracts of Dendroctonus jeffreyi (bark beetle) in Pinus jeffreyi, Claifornia, USA.
References:	Shifrine & Phaff, Mycologia 48: 41-55, 1956. Nakase & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 16: 511-521, 1970 (GC). Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 19: 189-208, 1973 (CoQ).
Information:	Production of citric acid. (US Patent 3,733,253).

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Production: Citric acid

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	4
Min Broth Length:	2
Max Broth Length:	5
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	6
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	White
Surface on Agar:	Unknown
Texture on Agar:	Rough
Deposit in Broth:	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:	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:
Endospores:	Absent
Chlamydospores:	Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Present
Ascospore Shape:	Hat
Ascospore Wall:	Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	4
Ascus Shape:	Unknown
Conjugation:	Present
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Yes

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:	-
Trehalose:	Unknown
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	Unknown
Melizitose:	Unknown
Inulin:	Unknown
Soluble Starch:	Unknown
Xylose:	+
L Arabinose:	Weak/Latent
D Arabinose:	Unknown
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	Unknown
Ethanol:	Unknown
Glycerol:	Unknown
Erythritol:	+
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	Unknown
Mannitol:	+
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:	-
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.