NCYC 4144

Candida albicans

Taxon Synonyms

Candida albicans

Equivalent Strain Designations

FRI 10.1

Depositor

Dr. Douda Bensasson, Uni. of Georgia, USA.

Deposit Date

October 2016

Habitat

Quercus petraea (Oak), Fritham, New Forest, UK.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Candida albicans

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Identified as Candida albicans by 26S D1/D2 rDNA sequence analysis. 99.5% match.
DepositorDr. Douda Bensasson, Uni. of Georgia, USA.
Deposit NameCandida albicans
Month of depositOctober
Deposit Year2016
HabitatQuercus petraea (Oak), Fritham, New Forest, UK.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsFRI 10.1
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound to Oval + Pseudomycelium
Min Broth Breadth (µm)4.5
Max Broth Breadth (µm)8
Min Broth Length (µm)5.5
Max Broth Length (µm)17.5
Min Agar Breadth (µm)4
Max Agar Breadth (µm)7
Min Agar Length (µm)5
Max Agar Length (µm)10
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothSwirly/Non-flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourN/A
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormCandida + Mycotorula
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatClusters
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsN/A

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesAbsent
Ascospore ShapeN/A
Ascospore WallN/A
Ascospores No Per AscusN/A
Ascus ShapeN/A
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt Tolerant<10%
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
GalactoseSlow
Sucrose -
Maltose +
Cellobiose -
TrehaloseLatent
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
Melizitose -
Inulin -
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD Glucoside -

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
Cadaverine +
Lysine +

Other

Vitamin Free GrowthUnknown
Cyclohex 100 +
Cyclohex 1000Weak
Glucose Growth 50 +
Glucose Growth 60 +
Lipolytic -
Acid Production -
Growth 37 +
Growth 40 +
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease Activity -
Starch ProductionUnknown
Acid Tolerant -

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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