NCYC 854

Candida albicans

Taxon Synonyms

Candida albicans

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 2091, CBS 2730, DSM 1665, IFO 1393, MUCL 38887, NRRL Y-79.

Depositor

ATCC

Deposit Date

November 1976

Habitat

Unknown

Details

Candida albicans

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose +
Galactose +
Sorbose -
Sucrose +
Maltose +
Cellobiose -
Trehalose +
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
MelezitoseWeak/Latent
Inulun -
Soluble Starch +
Xylose +
L Arabinose -
D Arabinose -
Ribose -
RhamnoseWeak/Latent
Ethanol +
Glycerol +
Erythritol -
RibitolWeak/Latent
Galactitol -
Mannitol +
Sorbitol +
AMD Glucoside +
Salicin -
Lactic Acid +
Succinic Acid +
Citric AcidUnknown
Inositol -
GluconolactoneUnknown
GlucosamineUnknown
MethanolUnknown
XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

Information
Produces aspartic proteinases (aspartyl proteinases). Used for sterility testing.
DepositorATCC
Deposit NameCandida albicans
Month of depositNovember
Deposit Year1976
HabitatUnknown
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 2091, CBS 2730, DSM 1665, IFO 1393, MUCL 38887, NRRL Y-79.
ReferenceMorrison CJ , et al. Heterogeneity of the purified extracellular aspartyl proteinase from Candida albicans: characterization with monoclonal antibodies and N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis. Infect. Immun. 61: 2030-2036, 1993. British Pharmacopoeia Commission. Test for sterility. In: British Pharmacopoeia 1993. vol. 2: London (UK): British Pharmacopoeia Commission; 1993, Appendix XVI A, pp. A180-A184. British Pharmacopoeia Commission. Tests for microbial contamination. In: British Pharmacopoeia 1993. vol. 2: London (UK): British Pharmacopoeia Commission; 1993, Appendix XVI B, pp. A184-A190. Wagner T , et al. pH-dependent denaturation of extracellular aspartic proteinases from Candida species. J. Med. Vet. Mycol. 33: 275-278, 1995. Morrison CJ , et al. Purification and characterization of the extracellular aspartyl proteinase of Candida albicans: removal of extraneous proteins and cell wall mannoprotein and evidence for lack of glycosylation. J. Gen. Microbiol. 139: 1177-1186, 1993. European Pharmacopoeia Commission. Sterility. In: European Pharmacopoeia. 3rd ed. Strasbourg, France: European Pharmacopoeia Commission; 1997, EP 2.6.1. European Pharmacopoeia Commission. Microbial contamination of products not required to comply with the test for sterility (total viable aerobic count). In: European Pharmacopoeia. 3rd ed. Strasbourg, France: European Pharmacopoeia Commission; 1997, EP 2.6.12. Guinet et al., J.Clin.Microbiol. 26: 2307-2312, 1988 (fungicide).

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)7
Min Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Min Agar Length (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Length (µm)Unknown
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarRough
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothUnknown
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothUnknown
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumPresent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesPresent

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 -
MaltoseWeak/Latent
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data