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809 - Pichia canadensis
| NCYC Number: | 809 |
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| Name: | Pichia canadensis |
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| Depositor: | D.H. Williamson |
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| Deposit Name: | Hansenula wingei |
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| Deposit Month: | October |
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| Deposit Year: | 1974 |
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| Equivalent Strain Designations: | ATCC 14355, CBS 2432, CCRC 20537, IFO 0977, NRRL Y-2340-5 |
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| Habitat: | Unknown |
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| References: | - M. Crandall, J. Gen. Microbiol., 1973, 75, 363-375.
- Crandall MA , Brock TD . Molecular basis of mating in the yeast hansenula wingei. Bacteriol. Rev. 32: 139-163, 1968.
- Wickerham LJ . Sexual agglutinatin of heterothallic yeasts in diverse taxonomic areas. Science 128: 1504-1505, 1958.
- Hunt DE . Amino acids as protective compounds in ultraviolet-irradiated Hansenula wingei. J. Bacteriol. 88: 893-895, 1964.
- Taylor NW . Inactivation of sexual agglutination in Hansenula wingei and Saccharomyces kluyveri by disulfide-cleaving agents . J. Bacteriol. 88: 929-936, 1964.
- Conti SF , Brock TD . Electron microscopy of cell fusion in conjugating Hansenula wingei. J. Bacteriol. 90: 524-533, 1965.
- Wickerham LJ . Influence of agglutination on zygote formation in Hansenula wingei, a new species of yeast. C.R. Trav. Lab. Carlsberg 26: 423-443, 1956.
- Hunt DE , Pittillo RF . A microbiological assay for estimating concentrations of camptothecin lactone in mouse tissues. Appl. Microbiol. 16: 867-870, 1968.
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| Information: | - Haploid used for petite mutant studies.
- Assay of camptothecin (Hunt DE , 1968).
- Produces lipases active at pH 5.5 and 7.5 (Hou CT, 1994).
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| Special Applications: | - Assay: Camptothecin
- Production: Lipase
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Temperature:
| Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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| Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius): | |
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| Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius): | |
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Cells:
| Shape: | Round-oval |
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| Min Broth Breadth: | 2 |
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| Max Broth Breadth: | 4 |
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| Min Broth Length: | 3 |
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| Max Broth Length: | 7 |
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| Min Agar Breadth: | 2 |
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| Max Agar Breadth: | 4 |
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| Min Agar Length: | 2 |
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| Max Agar Length: | 9 |
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| Arrangement: | Pairs |
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| Colour on Agar: | Cream |
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| Surface on Agar: | Dull |
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| Texture on Agar: | Smooth |
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| Deposit in Broth: | Unknown |
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| Ring in Broth: | Absent |
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| Ring Colour: | Unknown |
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| Pellicle in Broth: | Thin |
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| Pellicle Appearance: | Milky |
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| Pellicle Habitat: | Climbing |
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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: | Unknown |
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| Pseudomycelium Form: | Unknown |
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| Blastospores: | Absent |
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| Blastospore Shape: | N/A |
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| Blastospore Location: | N/A |
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| Blastospore Habitat: | N/A |
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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: | Absent |
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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: | - |
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| Galactose: | - |
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| Sucrose: | - |
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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: | - |
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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: | Weak/Latent |
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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: | Weak/Latent |
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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: | + |
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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: | Weak/Latent |
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| 37c Growth: | + |
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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: | - |
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| Acid Tolerant: | Unknown |
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| Sequence Data: | Data not available. |
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