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708 - Candida utilis

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	708
Name:	Candida utilis
Depositor:	J.A. Barnett
Deposit Name:	Candida utilis
Deposit Month:	August
Deposit Year:	1967
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 42181, CBS 5947, IMI 23311, LTS 23
Habitat:	Polyol, Lake States Yeast Co., Wisconsin.
References:	Green J , Large PJ . Subcellular localization and properties of partially purified dimethylamine and trimethylamine mono-oxygenase activities in Candida utilis. J. Gen. Microbiol. 130: 2577-2588, 1984. Aiking H , et al. Influence of specific growth limitation and dilution rate on the phosphorylation efficiency and cytochrome content of mitochondria of Candida utilis NCYC 321. Arch. Microbiol. 113: 65-72, 1977. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1: 251-254, 1977. Aiking H , Tempest DW . Growth and physiology of Candida utilis NCYC 321 in potassium-limited chemostat culture. Arch. Microbiol. 108: 117-124, 1976. Aiking H , et al. The influence of different carbon sources and medium osmolarity on the potassium requirements of Candida utilis NCYC 321, growing in continuous culture. Arch. Microbiol. 115: 79-84, 1977. Aiking H , Tempest DW . Rubidium as a probe for function and transport of potassium in the yeast Candida utilis NCYC 321, grown in chemostat culture. Arch. Microbiol. 115: 215-221, 1977. Barnett, J.Gen.Microbiol.52: 131-159, 1968. Chakravorty et al., J.Biol.Chem. 237: 1014, 1962.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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Cells:

Shape:	Oval
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Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Unknown
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

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:	Unknown

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:	Absent
Endospores:	Absent
Chlamydospores:	Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Absent
Ascospore Shape:	N/A
Ascospore Wall:	N/A
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	N/A
Ascus Shape:	N/A
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	-
Sucrose:	Weak/Latent
Maltose:	-
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	-
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	Unknown
Inulin:	Unknown
Soluble Starch:	Unknown
Xylose:	Unknown
A M D Glucoside:	Unknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	-
Sorbose:	-
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	+
Trehalose:	Unknown
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	+
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	+
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	Unknown
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	-
Galactitol:	Weak/Latent
Mannitol:	Unknown
Sorbitol:	-
A M D Glucoside:	Unknown
Salicin:	+
Lactic Acid:	Unknown
Succinic Acid:	Unknown
Citric Acid:	Unknown
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	Unknown
Glucosamine:	Unknown
Methanol:	Unknown
Xylitol:	Unknown

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.