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856 - Sporopachydermia cereana

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Strain Information

This is the Sporopachydermia cereana Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Sporopachydermia cereana

NCYC Number:	856
Name:	Sporopachydermia cereana
Depositor:	Dr. H.J. Phaff, University of California, USA.
Deposit Name:	Cryptococcus cereana
Deposit Month:	March
Deposit Year:	1977
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 26895, ATCC 38532, CBS 6644, CCRC 22599, DBVPG 6098, IFO 10013, IGC 4163, NRRL Y-7798, UCD 72-313.
Habitat:	Cereus giganteus (saguaro cactus), Tucson, Arizona, USA.
References:	Phaff HJ , et al. Cryptococcus cereanus, a new species of the genus Cryptococcus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 24: 486-490, 1974. Aono R . Taxonomic distribution of alkali-tolerant yeasts. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990.
Information:	Type strain of Sporopachydermia cereana. Type strain of Cryptococcus cereanus.

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:	2
Max Broth Length:	10
Min Agar Breadth:	1
Max Agar Breadth:	3
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	10
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:	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:	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:	Weak/Latent
Trehalose:	Weak/Latent
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	-
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	+
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	Weak/Latent
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	+
Erythritol:	+
Ribitol:	+
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	Weak/Latent
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	-
Salicin:	Weak/Latent
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:	Unknown
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.