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771 - Pichia spartinae

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Strain Information

This is the Pichia spartinae Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Pichia spartinae

NCYC Number:	771
Name:	Pichia spartinae
Depositor:	J.F.T. Spencer
Deposit Name:	Pichia spartinae
Deposit Month:	January
Deposit Year:	1974
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 18866, CBS 6059, FST 119, IFO 1827, NRRL Y-7322, NRRL Y-7688.^
Habitat:	Spartina alterniflora (oyster grass), in estuarine marsh, Barataria Bay, Louisiana, U.S.A.
References:	Ahearn et al., A.v.Leeuwenhoek 36: 503-508, 1970. Billon-Grand, Mycotaxon 35: 201-204, 1989 (CoQ). Billon-Grand, Mycopathol. 75, 9-21, 1981 (GC)

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	1
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	2
Max Broth Length:	7
Min Agar Breadth:
Max Agar Breadth:
Min Agar Length:
Max Agar Length:
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
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:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Many
Blastospore Shape:	Oval
Blastospore Location:	Dispersed
Blastospore Habitat:	Unknown
True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:
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:	-
Maltose:	Weak/Latent
Cellobiose:	Unknown
Trehalose:	Unknown
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	Unknown
Inulin:	Unknown
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	Unknown
A M D Glucoside:	Unknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	-
Sorbose:	-
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	+
Trehalose:	+
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	-
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	Weak/Latent
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	-
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	Weak/Latent
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	+
Lactic Acid:	-
Succinic Acid:	+
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:	+
Cyclohex 100ppm:	-
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	-
50% Glucose Growth:	Unknown
60% Glucose Growth:	-
Lipolytic:
Acid Production:	-
37c Growth:	+
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	-
Urease Activity:	Unknown
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.