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6 - Candida kefyr
| NCYC Number: | 6 |
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| Name: | Candida kefyr |
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| Depositor: | A. Castellani |
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| Deposit Name: | Candida pseudotropicalis |
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| Deposit Month: | Unknown |
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| Deposit Year: | |
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| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 4135, CBS 607, DBVPG 6161, JCM 3760. |
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| Habitat: | Sputum in case of bronchomoniliasis, Sri Lanka. |
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| References: | - Rudek W. Esterase activity in Candida species. J. Clin. Microbiol. 8: 756-759, 1978.
- Castellani A. Observations on fungi of the genus Endomyces affecting man in the tropics. Centralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. I Abt. 58: 236-238, 1911.
- Vazquez JA, et al. Comparison of restriction enzyme analysis versus pulsed-field gradient gel electrophoresis as a typing system for Torulopsis glabrata and Candida species other than C. albicans. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 2021-2030, 1993.
- ASTM International. Standard Test Methods for Resistance of Adhesive Preparations in Container to Attack by Bacteria, Yeast, and Fungi. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International; ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1.
- Thanos M, et al. Rapid identification of Candida species by DNA fingerprinting with PCR. J. Clin. Microbiol. 34: 615-621, 1996.
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| Information: | - T of Endomyces pseudotropicalis, Castellani.
- Control strain for typing systems (Vazquez JA, et al, 1993).
- Bacterial resistance testing (ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1).
- Fungus resistance testing adhesives (ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1).
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| Special Applications: | - Testing: Resistance testing
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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: | 3 |
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| Max Broth Breadth: | 3 |
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| Min Broth Length: | 4 |
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| Max Broth Length: | 12 |
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| Min Agar Breadth: | 2 |
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| Max Agar Breadth: | 6 |
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| Min Agar Length: | 2 |
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| Max Agar Length: | 12 |
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| Arrangement: | Single |
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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: | 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: | |
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| Pellicle Habitat: | |
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Cell Division:
| Budding: | Multipolar |
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| Fission: | Absent |
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Filamentous Growth:
| Pseudomycelium: | Ill formed |
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| Pseudomycelium Branch: | Irregularly branched |
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| Pseudomycelium Form: | Unknown |
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| Blastospores: | Absent |
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| Blastospore Shape: | |
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| Blastospore Location: | |
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| Blastospore Habitat: | |
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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: | Absent |
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Sexual Spores:
| Ascospores: | Absent |
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| Ascospore Shape: | |
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| Ascospore Wall: | |
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| Ascospore No Per Ascus: | |
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| Ascus Shape: | |
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| Conjugation: | Absent |
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| Teliospores: | Absent |
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| Teliospore Shape: | |
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| Assay: | Unknown |
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| Salt Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Killer: | No |
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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: | - |
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| Sucrose: | + |
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| Maltose: | Weak/Latent |
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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: | Weak/Latent |
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| Galactitol: | Unknown |
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| Mannitol: | Weak/Latent |
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| Sorbitol: | Weak/Latent |
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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: | |
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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: | |
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| Arbutin Hydrolysis: | Weak/Latent |
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| Urease Activity: | Unknown |
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| Starch Production: | - |
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| Acid Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Sequence Data: | Data not available. |
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