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819 - Rhodosporidium toruloides

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Rhodosporidium toruloides

NCYC Number:	819
Name:	Rhodosporidium toruloides
Depositor:	J.A.Barnett
Deposit Name:	Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis
Deposit Month:	June
Deposit Year:	1975
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 26194, CBS 6681, CCRC 20327.
Habitat:	Unknown
References:	Janda et al., Arch.Microbiol. 159: 541-544, 1993 (physiology). Hofer M , et al. Metabolism of the obligatory aerobic yeast Rhodotorula gracilis. IV. Induction of an enzyme necessary for D-xylose catabolism. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 252: 1-12, 1971. FEBS Lett. 3: 322-324, 1969. Hofer M , et al. Importance of the pentose phosphate pathway for D-glucose catabolism in the obligatory aerobic yeast Rhodotorula gracilis. Biochem. J. 123: 855-863, 1971. Hofer M , et al. Metabolism of the obligatory aerobic yeast Rhodotorula gracilis. II. Pyruvate kinase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activities at various metabolic states. Arch. Mikrobiol. 71: 111-115, 1970.
Information:	Mating type: a. Catabolizes glucose (D-glucose). Catabolizes xylose (D-xylose).

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Degradation / Utilisation: Xylose

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	1
Max Broth Breadth:	3
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	6
Min Agar Breadth:
Max Agar Breadth:
Min Agar Length:
Max Agar Length:
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Pink
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	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:	Ill formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Not branching
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:	No

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:	Weak/Latent
Sorbose:	-
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	Weak/Latent
Trehalose:	+
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	+
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	+
L Arabinose:	+
D Arabinose:	+
Ribose:	+
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	Weak/Latent
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	Weak/Latent
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:	Weak/Latent
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:	-
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown

Sequence Data:	Data not available.