NCYC 3145

Candida tropicalis

Taxon Synonyms

Candida tropicalis

Equivalent Strain Designations

MD2

Depositor

Dr. N.A. Olasupo, Lagos Sate University, Nigeria.

Deposit Date

March 2004

Habitat

Sugar cane peels, Iyana-Iba dumping site, Ojo, Nigeria.

Details

Candida tropicalis

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorDr. N.A. Olasupo, Lagos Sate University, Nigeria.
Deposit NameUnknown
Month of depositMarch
Deposit Year2004
HabitatSugar cane peels, Iyana-Iba dumping site, Ojo, Nigeria.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsMD2
ReferenceOlasupo, N.A., Bakre, S., Teniola, O.D. and James, S. A. (2003) Identification of yeasts isolated from Nigerian sugar cane peels. Journal of Basic Microbiology 6, 530-533.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeShort-Oval to Elongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
Max Broth Breadth (µm)9
Min Broth Length (µm)6
Max Broth Length (µm)10
Min Agar Breadth (µm)4
Max Agar Breadth (µm)9
Min Agar Length (µm)5
Max Agar Length (µm)15
ArrangementSingle, in pairs and chains
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarSlighty shiny
Texture on AgarSlightly Rough
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring Colour N/A
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormMycotorula+Mycotoruloides+Myco
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeRound/Oval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatClusters
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

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 Tolerant10%
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose +
Sucrose +
MaltoseUnknown
Cellobiose -
Trehalose +
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
Melizitose +
Inulin -
Soluble Starch -
Xylose -
AMD GlucosideWeak/Latent

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
Cadaverine +
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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