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597 - Candida albicans
This is the Candida albicans Type Strain
This strain is recommended for studies involving
Candida albicans
| NCYC Number: | 597 |
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| Name: | Candida albicans |
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| Depositor: | CBS |
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| Deposit Name: | Candida albicans |
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| Deposit Month: | May |
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| Deposit Year: | 1960 |
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| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 18804, CBS 562, CCRC 20512, CECT 1002, DBVPG 6133, IFO 1385, IGC 3436, JCM 1542, KCTC 7270, NRRL Y-12983. |
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| Habitat: | Skin of man with interdigital mycosis, Uraguay. |
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| References: | - Mackinnon, Caracteres y grado de la virulencia experimental de las Torulopsidaceas de la sub-familia Micotoruleas (Monilias), Montevideo: Thesis 1936.
- Diddens & Lodder, Die anaskosporogenen Hefen, 2e Hälfte, p. 117 (neotype).
- Suzuki & Nakase, Microbiol.Cult.Coll. 14: 49-62, 1998 (cell-wall comp.,CoQ).
- Nakase et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 161-169, 1994 (DNA,CoQ).
- Shin et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 42: 481-491. 1996 (CoQ).
- Sato M , et al. Growth inhibitory properties of chalcones to Candida. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 18: 53-55, 1994.
- Segal E , et al. Adhesion of Candida albicans to epithelial cells - effect of mikkomycin. Mycoses 40: 33-39, 1997.
- Kurtzman CP , Robnett CJ . Identification of clinically important ascomycetous yeasts based on nucleotide divergence in the 5' end of the large-subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA gene. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 1216-1223, 1997.
- Newman SL , Holly A . Candida albicans is phagocytosed, killed, and processed for antigen presentation by human dendritic cells. Infect. Immun. 69: 6813-6822, 2001.
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| Information: | - US Patent 3,726,763 : production of citric acid.
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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: | Long-oval |
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| Min Broth Breadth: | 5 |
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| Max Broth Breadth: | 9 |
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| Min Broth Length: | 6 |
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| Max Broth Length: | 14 |
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| Min Agar Breadth: | 3 |
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| Max Agar Breadth: | 8 |
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| Min Agar Length: | 8 |
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| Max Agar Length: | 14 |
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| Arrangement: | Pairs |
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| Colour on Agar: | Cream |
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| Surface on Agar: | Shiny |
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| Texture on Agar: | Smooth |
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| Deposit in Broth: | Non-Flocculent |
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| Ring in Broth: | Absent |
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| Ring Colour: | Unknown |
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| Pellicle in Broth: | Absent |
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| Pellicle Appearance: | N/A |
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| Pellicle Habitat: | N/A |
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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: | N/A |
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| Blastospore Location: | N/A |
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| Blastospore Habitat: | N/A |
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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: | |
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| Endospores: | Absent |
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| Chlamydospores: | Unknown |
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Sexual Spores:
| Ascospores: | Absent |
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| Ascospore Shape: | N/A |
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| Ascospore Wall: | N/A |
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| Ascospore No Per Ascus: | N/A |
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| Ascus Shape: | N/A |
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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: | - |
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| Trehalose: | - |
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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: | Weak/Latent |
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| Sucrose: | + |
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| Maltose: | + |
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| Cellobiose: | - |
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| Trehalose: | + |
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| Lactose: | - |
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| Melibiose: | - |
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| Raffinose: | - |
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| Melizitose: | - |
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| Inulin: | - |
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| Soluble Starch: | + |
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| Xylose: | + |
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| L Arabinose: | - |
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| D Arabinose: | - |
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| Ribose: | - |
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| Rhamnose: | - |
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| Ethanol: | Unknown |
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| Glycerol: | + |
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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: | - |
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| Lactic Acid: | Unknown |
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| Succinic Acid: | Unknown |
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| Citric Acid: | Unknown |
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| Inositol: | - |
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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: | + |
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| KNO3: | - |
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| Ethylamine: | + |
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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: | + |
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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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