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NCYC 405

Candida tropicalis

Taxon Synonyms

Candida tropicalis

Depositor

Pearce

Deposit Date

June 1954

Habitat

Lactic cheese.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Strain Information

  • Information

    Halophilic strain - listed by depositor as growing well on medium containing 8% NaCl.

  • DepositorPearce
  • Deposit NameCandida tropicalis
  • Month of depositJune
  • Deposit Year1954
  • HabitatLactic cheese.
  • Equivalent Strain DesignationsUnknown
  • ReferenceHalophilic strain

Physical Characteristics

  • Optimum Temperature38
  • Miniumum Temperature14
  • Maximum Temperature41

Cells

  • ShapeOval
  • Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
  • Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
  • Min Broth Length (µm)6
  • Max Broth Length (µm)7
  • Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
  • Max Agar Breadth (µm)8
  • Min Agar Length (µm)5
  • Max Agar Length (µm)50
  • ArrangementChains
  • Colour on AgarWhite
  • Surface on AgarShiny
  • Texture on AgarSmooth
  • Deposit in BrothUnknown
  • Ring in BrothAbsent
  • Ring ColourUnknown
  • Pellicle in BrothThin
  • Pellicle AppearanceMilky
  • Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

  • BuddingMultipolar
  • FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

  • PseudomyceliumWell Formed
  • Pseudomycelium BranchRegularly Branched
  • Pseudomycelium FormMycotorula
  • BlastosporesMany
  • Blastospore ShapeOval
  • Blastospore LocationVerticils
  • Blastospore HabitatIn Chains
  • True MyceliumAbsent
  • Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

  • BallistosporesAbsent
  • AthrosporesAbsent
  • EndosporesAbsent
  • ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

  • AscosporesAbsent
  • Ascospore ShapeUnknown
  • Ascospore WallUnknown
  • Ascospores No Per AscusN/A
  • Ascus ShapeN/A
  • ConjugationAbsent
  • TeliosporesAbsent
  • Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

  • AssayUnknown
  • Salt TolerantUnknown
  • KillerUnknown
  • PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

  • Glucose+
  • GalactoseWeak/Latent
  • Sucrose+
  • MaltoseWeak/Latent
  • Cellobiose-
  • Trehalose+
  • Lactose-
  • Melibiose-
  • Raffinose-
  • MelizitoseUnknown
  • InulinUnknown
  • Soluble StarchUnknown
  • XyloseUnknown
  • AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

  • NH4 2SO4Unknown
  • KNO3-
  • Ethylamine+
  • CadaverineUnknown
  • LysineUnknown

Other

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

26S rDNA seq

No data

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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