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939 - Pichia ohmeri

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Pichia ohmeri

NCYC Number:	939
Name:	Pichia ohmeri
Depositor:	Mrs. J. Atputharajah, Coconut Research Institute, Sri Lanka.
Deposit Name:	Pichia ohmeri
Deposit Month:	October
Deposit Year:	1979
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CRI 29
Habitat:	Isolated from Toddy.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	2
Max Broth Length:	6
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	2
Max Agar Length:	5
Arrangement:	Pairs
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:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Regularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Many
Blastospore Shape:	Oval
Blastospore Location:	Dispersed
Blastospore Habitat:	Single
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:	+
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	+
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	+
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	-
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	Weak/Latent
Glycerol:	Weak/Latent
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	-
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	Weak/Latent
Sorbitol:	Weak/Latent
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	Weak/Latent
Lactic Acid:	Weak/Latent
Succinic Acid:	Weak/Latent
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:	-
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	-
50% Glucose Growth:	-
60% Glucose Growth:	-
Lipolytic:	-
Acid Production:	Unknown
37c Growth:	Weak/Latent
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	-
Urease Activity:	Unknown
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	Unknown

Sequence Data:	Data not available.