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818 - Cryptococcus humicola

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Strain Information

This is the Cryptococcus humicola Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Cryptococcus humicola

NCYC Number:	818
Name:	Cryptococcus humicola
Depositor:	CBS
Deposit Name:	Candida humicola
Deposit Month:	April
Deposit Year:	1975
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 14438, CBS 571, CCRC 21639, DBVPG 6019, IFO 0760, IGC 3387, JCM 1457, MUCL 29840, NRRL Y-12944, VKM Y-2238, VKPM Y 221
Habitat:	Soil.
References:	Ishii M . Thermally stable and positionally non-specific lipase isolated from Candida. US Patent 5,273,898 dated Dec 28 1993 von Arx JA , Weijman AC . Conidiation and carbohydrate composition in some Candida and Torulopsis species. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 45: 547-555, 1979. 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. Aono R . Taxonomic distribution of alkali-tolerant yeasts. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990. Daszewska, Bull.Soc.Bot.Genève 4: 255-316, 1912. Laaser et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 11: 170-175, 1989 (DNA). Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (GC,protein).
Information:	Type strain of Torula humicola. Produces thermostable, nonspecific lipase.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Production: Lipase

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Elongated
Min Broth Breadth:	1
Max Broth Breadth:	4
Min Broth Length:	3
Max Broth Length:	30
Min Agar Breadth:
Max Agar Breadth:
Min Agar Length:
Max Agar Length:
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Unknown
Deposit in Broth:	Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Milky
Pellicle Habitat:	Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Many
Blastospore Shape:	Oval
Blastospore Location:	Verticils
Blastospore Habitat:	Unknown
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:	+
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	+
Trehalose:	+
Lactose:	+
Melibiose:	+
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	+
L Arabinose:	+
D Arabinose:	Weak/Latent
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:	-
Cyclohex 100ppm:	+
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	Unknown
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.