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784 - Cryptococcus marinus

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Strain Information

This is the Cryptococcus marinus Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Cryptococcus marinus

NCYC Number:	784
Name:	Cryptococcus marinus
Depositor:	N.C.M.B
Deposit Name:	Candida marina
Deposit Month:	September
Deposit Year:	1974
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 22974, CBS 5235, CCRC 21546, CECT 1975, IFO 1979, IGC 3019, JCM 9885, MUCL 30039, NCMB 1130 strain 3019, NRRL Y-12945, NRRL Y-17369
Habitat:	Torres strait, Northern extreme of Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
References:	van Uden N , Zobell CE . Candida marina nov. spec., Torulopsis torresii nov. spec. and T. maris nov. spec., three yeasts from the Torres Strait. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 28: 275-283, 1962. Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (GC,CoQ,protein). Fell JW , et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	3
Min Broth Length:	2
Max Broth Length:	6
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	3
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	9
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Dull
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Ill formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Absent
Blastospore Shape:	N/A
Blastospore Location:	N/A
Blastospore Habitat:	N/A
True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

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:	-
Maltose:	-
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:	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:	+
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	-
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	-
Succinic Acid:	-
Citric Acid:	Unknown
Inositol:	Weak/Latent
Gluconolactone:	Unknown
Glucosamine:	Unknown
Methanol:	Unknown
Xylitol:	Unknown

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.