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555 - Pichia xylosa
This is the Pichia xylosa Type Strain
This strain is recommended for studies involving
Pichia xylosa
| NCYC Number: | 555 |
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| Name: | Pichia xylosa |
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| Depositor: | Dr. H. J. Phaff |
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| Deposit Name: | Pichia xylosa, Pichia toletana |
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| Deposit Month: | November |
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| Deposit Year: | 1958 |
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| Equivalent Strain Designations: | CBS 2286, NRRL Y-12939. |
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| Habitat: | Drosophila miranda (fruit fly), Mather, California, USA. |
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| References: | - Phaff et al., A.v.Leeuwenhoek 22: 145-161, 1956.
- van Uden & do Carmo-Sousa, J.Gen.Microbiol. 16: 385, 1957.
- Kurtzman, Mycologia 79: 410-417, 1987 (DNA).
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| Information: | - Type strain of Pichia xylosa
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Temperature:
| Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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| Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius): | |
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| Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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Cells:
| Shape: | Oval |
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| Min Broth Breadth: | 3 |
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| Max Broth Breadth: | 5 |
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| Min Broth Length: | 4 |
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| Max Broth Length: | 10 |
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| Min Agar Breadth: | 2 |
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| Max Agar Breadth: | 4 |
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| Min Agar Length: | 3 |
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| Max Agar Length: | 11 |
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| Arrangement: | Pairs |
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| Colour on Agar: | Cream |
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| Surface on Agar: | Dull |
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| Texture on Agar: | Wrinkled |
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| Deposit in Broth: | Non-Flocculent |
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| Ring in Broth: | Complete |
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| Ring Colour: | White |
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| Pellicle in Broth: | Thin |
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| Pellicle Appearance: | Islands |
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| Pellicle Habitat: | Unknown |
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Cell Division:
| Budding: | Multipolar |
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| Fission: | Absent |
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Filamentous Growth:
| Pseudomycelium: | Well formed |
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| Pseudomycelium Branch: | Unknown |
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| Pseudomycelium Form: | Unknown |
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| Blastospores: | Absent |
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| Blastospore Shape: | Unknown |
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| Blastospore Location: | Unknown |
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| Blastospore Habitat: | Unknown |
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| True Mycelium: | Absent |
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| Clamp Connections: | Absent |
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Asexual Spores:
| Ballistospores: | Absent |
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| Arthrospores: | Absent |
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| Endospores: | Absent |
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| Chlamydospores: | Absent |
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Sexual Spores:
| Ascospores: | Present |
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| Ascospore Shape: | Hat |
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| Ascospore Wall: | Unknown |
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| Ascospore No Per Ascus: | Unknown |
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| Ascus Shape: | Unknown |
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| Conjugation: | Absent |
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| Teliospores: | Absent |
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| Teliospore Shape: | N/A |
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| Assay: | Unknown |
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| Salt Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Killer: | Unknown |
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| Plasmid: | Unknown |
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| Glucose: | + |
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| Galactose: | - |
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| Sucrose: | - |
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| Maltose: | - |
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| Cellobiose: | Unknown |
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| Trehalose: | Unknown |
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| Lactose: | - |
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| Melibiose: | - |
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| Raffinose: | - |
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| Melizitose: | Unknown |
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| Inulin: | Unknown |
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| Soluble Starch: | Unknown |
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| Xylose: | Unknown |
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| A M D Glucoside: | Unknown |
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| Glucose: | + |
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| Galactose: | - |
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| Sorbose: | Unknown |
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| Sucrose: | + |
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| Maltose: | + |
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| Cellobiose: | + |
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| Trehalose: | Unknown |
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| Lactose: | - |
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| Melibiose: | - |
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| Raffinose: | Unknown |
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| Melizitose: | Unknown |
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| Inulin: | Unknown |
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| Soluble Starch: | Unknown |
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| Xylose: | Unknown |
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| L Arabinose: | Unknown |
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| D Arabinose: | Unknown |
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| Ribose: | Unknown |
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| Rhamnose: | - |
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| Ethanol: | Unknown |
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| Glycerol: | Unknown |
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| Erythritol: | - |
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| Ribitol: | - |
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| Galactitol: | Unknown |
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| Mannitol: | + |
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| Sorbitol: | + |
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| A M D Glucoside: | Unknown |
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| Salicin: | Unknown |
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| Lactic Acid: | Unknown |
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| Succinic Acid: | Unknown |
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| Citric Acid: | + |
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| Inositol: | Unknown |
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| Gluconolactone: | Unknown |
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| Glucosamine: | Unknown |
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| Methanol: | Unknown |
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| Xylitol: | Unknown |
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| NH4 2SO4: | Unknown |
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| KNO3: | - |
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| Ethylamine: | Unknown |
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| Cadaverine: | Unknown |
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| Lysine: | Unknown |
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| Vitamin Free Growth: | Unknown |
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| Cyclohex 100ppm: | Unknown |
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| Cyclohex 1000ppm: | Unknown |
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| 50% Glucose Growth: | Unknown |
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| 60% Glucose Growth: | Unknown |
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| Lipolytic: | - |
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| Acid Production: | Unknown |
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| 37c Growth: | Unknown |
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| 40c Growth: | Unknown |
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| Arbutin Hydrolysis: | - |
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| Urease Activity: | Unknown |
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| Starch Production: | - |
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| Acid Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Photograph: |  |
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| Sequence Data: | Data not available. |
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