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NCYC 597

Candida albicans

Taxon Synonyms

Candida albicans

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 18804, CBS 562, CCRC 20512, CECT 1002, DBVPG 6133, IFO 1385, IGC 3436, JCM 1542, KCTC 7270, NRRL Y-12983.

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

May 1960

Habitat

Skin of man with interdigital mycosis, Uraguay.
Candida albicans

Details

Candida albicans

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

  • Glucose +
  • Galactose +
  • SorboseWeak/Latent
  • Sucrose +
  • Maltose +
  • Cellobiose -
  • Trehalose +
  • Lactose -
  • Melibiose -
  • Raffinose -
  • Melezitose -
  • Inulun -
  • Soluble Starch +
  • Xylose +
  • L Arabinose -
  • D Arabinose -
  • Ribose -
  • Rhamnose -
  • EthanolUnknown
  • Glycerol +
  • Erythritol -
  • Ribitol -
  • GalactitolUnknown
  • Mannitol +
  • Sorbitol +
  • AMD GlucosideUnknown
  • Salicin -
  • Lactic AcidUnknown
  • Succinic AcidUnknown
  • Citric AcidUnknown
  • Inositol -
  • GluconolactoneUnknown
  • GlucosamineUnknown
  • MethanolUnknown
  • XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

  • Information

    US Patent 3,726,763 : production of citric acid.

  • DepositorCBS
  • Deposit NameCandida albicans
  • Month of depositMay
  • Deposit Year1960
  • HabitatSkin of man with interdigital mycosis, Uraguay.
  • Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 18804, CBS 562, CCRC 20512, CECT 1002, DBVPG 6133, IFO 1385, IGC 3436, JCM 1542, KCTC 7270, NRRL Y-12983.
  • ReferenceMackinnon, Caracteres y grado de la virulencia experimental de las Torulopsidaceas de la sub-familia Micotoruleas (Monilias), Montevideo: Thesis 1936. Diddens & Lodder, Die anaskosporogenen Hefen, 2e Hälfte, p. 117 (neotype). Suzuki & Nakase, Microbiol.Cult.Coll. 14: 49-62, 1998 (cell-wall comp.,CoQ). Nakase et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 161-169, 1994 (DNA,CoQ). Shin et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 42: 481-491. 1996 (CoQ). Sato M , et al. Growth inhibitory properties of chalcones to Candida. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 18: 53-55, 1994. Segal E , et al. Adhesion of Candida albicans to epithelial cells - effect of mikkomycin. Mycoses 40: 33-39, 1997. Kurtzman CP , Robnett CJ . Identification of clinically important ascomycetous yeasts based on nucleotide divergence in the 5' end of the large-subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA gene. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 1216-1223, 1997. Newman SL , Holly A . Candida albicans is phagocytosed, killed, and processed for antigen presentation by human dendritic cells. Infect. Immun. 69: 6813-6822, 2001.

Physical Characteristics

  • Optimum TemperatureUnknown
  • Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
  • Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

  • ShapeLong-oval
  • Min Broth Breadth (µm)5
  • Max Broth Breadth (µm)9
  • Min Broth Length (µm)6
  • Max Broth Length (µm)14
  • Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
  • Max Agar Breadth (µm)8
  • Min Agar Length (µm)8
  • Max Agar Length (µm)14
  • ArrangementPairs
  • Colour on AgarCream
  • Surface on AgarShiny
  • Texture on AgarSmooth
  • Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
  • Ring in BrothAbsent
  • Ring ColourUnknown
  • Pellicle in BrothAbsent
  • Pellicle AppearanceN/A
  • Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

  • BuddingMultipolar
  • FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

  • PseudomyceliumWell formed
  • Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
  • Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
  • BlastosporesAbsent
  • Blastospore ShapeN/A
  • Blastospore LocationN/A
  • Blastospore HabitatN/A
  • True MyceliumAbsent
  • Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

  • BallistosporesAbsent
  • AthrosporesAbsent
  • EndosporesAbsent
  • ChlamydosporesUnknown

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 TolerantUnknown
  • KillerUnknown
  • PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

  • Glucose +
  • Galactose +
  • Sucrose -
  • Maltose +
  • Cellobiose -
  • Trehalose -
  • Lactose -
  • Melibiose -
  • Raffinose -
  • MelizitoseUnknown
  • InulinUnknown
  • Soluble StarchUnknown
  • XyloseUnknown
  • AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

  • NH4 2SO4 +
  • KNO3 -
  • Ethylamine +
  • CadaverineUnknown
  • LysineUnknown

Other

  • Vitamin Free GrowthUnknown
  • Cyclohex 100Unknown
  • Cyclohex 1000Unknown
  • Glucose Growth 50Unknown
  • Glucose Growth 60Unknown
  • LipolyticUnknown
  • Acid ProductionUnknown
  • Growth 37 +
  • Growth 40Unknown
  • Arbutin Hydrolysis -
  • Urease ActivityUnknown
  • Starch Production -
  • Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data