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769 - Candida utilis
This is the Candida utilis Type Strain
This strain is recommended for studies involving
Candida utilis
| NCYC Number: | 769 |
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| Name: | Candida utilis |
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| Depositor: | CBS |
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| Deposit Name: | Candida utilis |
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| Deposit Month: | February |
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| Deposit Year: | 1974 |
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| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 22023, CBS 621, CCRC 21990, DBVPG 6160, IGC 4182, JCM 9624, NRRL Y-7586, VKM Y-74, VKPM Y 839, IFO 10707 |
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| Habitat: | Isolate from yeast factory. |
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| References: | - Verduyn C , et al. Purification and properties of dihydroxyacetone reductase and 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase from Candida utilis CBS 621. Yeast 4: 127-133, 1988.
- Verduyn C , et al.. Substrate specificity of alcohol dehydrogenase from the yeasts Hansenula polymorpha CBS 4732 and Candida utilis CBS 621. Yeast 4: 143-148, 1988.
- Lodder J, editor. . The yeasts: a taxonomic study. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: North-Holland; 1974, p. 1064.
- Biotechnology '94: 2nd Conference on Advances in Biochemical Engineering. Rugby, Warwickshire, UK: Institution of Chemical Engineers; 1994, pp. 16-18.
- Biotechnology '94: 2nd Conference on Advances in Biochemical Engineering. Rugby, Warwickshire, UK: Institution of Chemical Engineers; 1994, pp. 115-117.
- Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 18: 287-292, 1983.
- Weusthuis RA , et al. Effects of oxygen limitation on sugar metabolism in yeasts: a continuous-culture study of the Kluyver effect. Microbiology 140: 703-715, 1994.
- Castrillo JI , et al. Proton production and consumption pathways in yeast metabolism. A chemostat culture analysis. Yeast 11: 1353-1365, 1995.
- Winkelhausen E , Kuzmanova S . Microbial conversion of D-xylose to xylitol. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 86: 1-14, 1998.
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| Information: | - European Patent: 81107416, highly nutritional food; German Patent BRD 31 00 715; US Patent 4,894,244.
- Produces xylitol from D-xylose. (Winkelhausen E, 1998).
- Ferments alcohol dehydrogenase. (Verduyn C , et al, 1988).
- Ferments xylose [D-xylose] . (Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 18: 287-292, 1983).
- Produces 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (Verduyn C , et al, 1988).
- Produces glycerol 2-dehydrogenase (NADP) [dihydroxyacetone reductase]. (Verduyn C , et al, 1988).
- Produces isoamylase. (Verduyn C , et al, 1988).
- Produces utilisan. (Biotechnology '94: pp. 16-18).
- Produces xylitol. (Winkelhausen E , Kuzmanova S , 1998).
- Produces: lipophilic polysaccharide emulsifiers( Biotechnology '94 pp. 115-117).
- Kluyver effect for maltose (Weusthuis RA , 1994).
- Proton production and consumption pathways (Castrillo JI , 1995).
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| Special Applications: | - Degradation / Utilisation: Xylose
- Production: 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase
- Production: Glycerol 2-dehydrogenase
- Production: Isoamylase
- Production: Protein
- Production: Utilisan
- Production: Xylitol
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Temperature:
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| Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius): | |
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| Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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Cells:
| Shape: | Oval |
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| Min Broth Breadth: | 2 |
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| Max Broth Breadth: | 5 |
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| Min Broth Length: | 3 |
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| Max Broth Length: | 8 |
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| Min Agar Breadth: | 1 |
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| Max Agar Breadth: | 4 |
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| Min Agar Length: | 1 |
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| Max Agar Length: | 7 |
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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: | Irregularly branched |
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| Pseudomycelium Form: | Unknown |
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| Blastospores: | Many |
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| Blastospore Shape: | Unknown |
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| Blastospore Location: | Dispersed |
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| Blastospore Habitat: | Unknown |
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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: | 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: | Weak/Latent |
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| Galactose: | - |
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| Sucrose: | Weak/Latent |
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| Maltose: | - |
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| Cellobiose: | Unknown |
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| Trehalose: | Unknown |
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| Lactose: | - |
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| Melibiose: | - |
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| Raffinose: | Weak/Latent |
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| Melizitose: | Unknown |
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| Inulin: | Unknown |
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| Soluble Starch: | - |
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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: | + |
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| Cellobiose: | + |
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| Trehalose: | Weak/Latent |
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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: | + |
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| Glycerol: | + |
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| Erythritol: | - |
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| Ribitol: | - |
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| Galactitol: | - |
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| Mannitol: | + |
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| Sorbitol: | - |
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| A M D Glucoside: | + |
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| Salicin: | + |
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| Lactic Acid: | + |
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| Succinic Acid: | + |
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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: | - |
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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: | - |
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| Lipolytic: | |
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| Acid Production: | - |
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| 37c Growth: | Unknown |
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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: | Unknown |
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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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