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63 - Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

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Strain Information

This is the Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

NCYC Number:	63
Name:	Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
Depositor:	F. C. Harrison
Deposit Name:	Rhodotorula rubra
Deposit Month:	April
Deposit Year:	1928
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CBS 316, DBVPG 7019, IFO 0890, IFO 0909, IGC 5166, MUCL 30403, NCTC 2622, VKM Y-339.
Habitat:	Unknown
References:	Harrison, Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, Sect. V 22: 187, 1928.
Information:	T of Torula mucilaginosa Jörgensen.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	34
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	10.1
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	34

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	4
Min Broth Length:	3
Max Broth Length:	5
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	3
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	6
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Pink
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
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:
Pseudomycelium Form:
Blastospores:
Blastospore Shape:
Blastospore Location:
Blastospore Habitat:
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:	10%
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:	Weak/Latent
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	+
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	+
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	+
L Arabinose:	+
D Arabinose:	+
Ribose:	+
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	Weak/Latent
Sorbitol:	-
A M D Glucoside:	-
Salicin:	+
Lactic Acid:	Weak/Latent
Succinic Acid:	+
Citric Acid:	+
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	+
Glucosamine:	-
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	+

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4:	+
KNO3:	-
Ethylamine:	+
Cadaverine:	Weak/Latent
Lysine:

Vitamin Free Growth:	-
Cyclohex 100ppm:	-
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.