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NCYC 2457

Candida tropicalis

Taxon Synonyms

Candida tropicalis

Equivalent Strain Designations

CBS 5701, ATCC 18807, IFO 1404, JCM 2319

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

May 1992

Habitat

Infected hand, Hungary

Details

Candida tropicalis

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

  • Glucose +
  • Galactose +
  • Sorbose +
  • Sucrose +
  • Maltose +
  • Cellobiose +
  • Trehalose +
  • Lactose -
  • Melibiose -
  • Raffinose -
  • Melezitose +
  • Inulun -
  • Soluble Starch +
  • Xylose +
  • L Arabinose -
  • D Arabinose -
  • Ribose -
  • Rhamnose -
  • Ethanol +
  • Glycerol -
  • Erythritol -
  • Ribitol +
  • Galactitol -
  • Mannitol +
  • Sorbitol +
  • AMD Glucoside +
  • Salicin +
  • Lactic Acid +
  • Succinic Acid +
  • Citric Acid +
  • Inositol -
  • Gluconolactone +
  • Glucosamine -
  • Methanol -
  • Xylitol +

Strain Information

  • Information

    Type strain of Candida benhamiae Novák & Vitéz. Resistant to 5-flourocytosine (Staib). Killer, kills CBS 138.

  • DepositorCBS
  • Deposit NameCandida tropicalis
  • Month of depositMay
  • Deposit Year1992
  • HabitatInfected hand, Hungary
  • Equivalent Strain DesignationsCBS 5701, ATCC 18807, IFO 1404, JCM 2319
  • ReferenceZentralbl, Bakteriol., II Abt. 193: 127, 1964.

Physical Characteristics

  • Optimum TemperatureUnknown
  • Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
  • Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

  • ShapeLong-oval
  • Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
  • Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
  • Min Broth Length (µm)5
  • Max Broth Length (µm)10
  • Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
  • Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
  • Min Agar Length (µm)4
  • Max Agar Length (µm)10
  • ArrangementUnknown
  • Colour on AgarWhite
  • Surface on AgarShiny
  • Texture on AgarSmooth
  • Deposit in BrothFloccose
  • Ring in BrothAbsent
  • Ring ColourUnknown
  • Pellicle in BrothAbsent
  • Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
  • Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

  • BuddingMultipolar
  • FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

  • PseudomyceliumWell formed
  • Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
  • Pseudomycelium FormMycocandida
  • BlastosporesFew
  • Blastospore ShapeUnknown
  • Blastospore LocationUnknown
  • Blastospore HabitatUnknown
  • True MyceliumPresent
  • Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

  • BallistosporesAbsent
  • AthrosporesAbsent
  • EndosporesAbsent
  • ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

  • AscosporesAbsent
  • Ascospore ShapeUnknown
  • Ascospore WallUnknown
  • Ascospores No Per AscusUnknown
  • Ascus ShapeUnknown
  • ConjugationAbsent
  • TeliosporesAbsent
  • Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

  • AssayUnknown
  • Salt TolerantUnknown
  • KillerUnknown
  • PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

  • Glucose +
  • Galactose +
  • Sucrose +
  • Maltose +
  • Cellobiose -
  • Trehalose +
  • Lactose -
  • Melibiose -
  • Raffinose -
  • Melizitose +
  • Inulin -
  • Soluble Starch +
  • XyloseUnknown
  • AMD Glucoside +

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

Other

  • Vitamin Free GrowthWeak/Latent
  • Cyclohex 100 +
  • Cyclohex 1000 +
  • Glucose Growth 50 -
  • Glucose Growth 60Unknown
  • Lipolytic -
  • Acid Production -
  • Growth 37 +
  • Growth 40Unknown
  • Arbutin Hydrolysis -
  • Urease Activity -
  • Starch Production -
  • Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data