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59 - Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	59
Name:	Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis
Depositor:	F.C. Harrison
Deposit Name:	Rhodotorula glutinis
Deposit Month:	April
Deposit Year:	1928
Equivalent Strain Designations:	NCTC 2648, IAM 12960, IFO 0667, JCM 3907.
Habitat:	Unknown
References:	Proc. Roy. Soc. Can. 1928, 22, 187.
Information:	Mating type alpha.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Temperature: Low Temperature: Between 5-8 C

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	26
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	6.5
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	28.6

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	8
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	8
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	12
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Pink
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Powdery
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	Pink
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Milky
Pellicle Habitat:	Not 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:	Absent
Ascospore Shape:
Ascospore Wall:
Ascospore No Per Ascus:
Ascus Shape:
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:

Assay:	No
Salt Tolerant:	-
Killer:	No
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:	+
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	+
Trehalose:	+
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	+
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	Weak/Latent
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	+
Ribose:	Weak/Latent
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	-
Succinic Acid:	Weak/Latent
Citric Acid:	Weak/Latent
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	+
Glucosamine:	-
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	+

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4:	+
KNO3:	+
Ethylamine:	+
Cadaverine:	-
Lysine:

Vitamin Free Growth:	+
Cyclohex 100ppm:	Weak/Latent
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	-
50% Glucose Growth:	-
60% Glucose Growth:	-
Lipolytic:
Acid Production:	-
37c Growth:	-
40c Growth:
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	+
Urease Activity:	+
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	-

Sequence Data:	Data not available.