NCYC 547

Candida viswanathii

Taxon Synonyms

Candida lodderae

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 28774, CBS 1924, CCRC 22270, IFO 10415, JCM 1601, NRRL Y-17317, UCD 48-23I.

Depositor

Dr. H. J. Phaff

Deposit Date

November 1958

Habitat

Shrimp, Gulf of Mexico, USA.

Details

Candida viswanathii

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorDr. H. J. Phaff
Deposit NameTrichosporon lodderae, Candida tropicalis, Candida viswanath
Month of depositNovember
Deposit Year1958
HabitatShrimp, Gulf of Mexico, USA.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 28774, CBS 1924, CCRC 22270, IFO 10415, JCM 1601, NRRL Y-17317, UCD 48-23I.
ReferencePhaff et al., Mycologia 44: 431-451, 1952. Kurtzman & Robnett, J.Clin.Microbiol. 35: 1216-1223, 1997. Suzuki & Nakase, Microbiol.Cult.Coll. 14: 49-62, 1998 (cell-wall comp.,CoQ). Lee et al., Int.J.System.Bacteriol. 48: 1463-1466, 1998 (DNA,CoQ). Nakase, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 363, 1971 (GC) Meyer SA , Ahearn DG . Validation of the names of some Candida species. Mycotaxon 17: 297-298, 1983.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature31
Miniumum Temperature14
Maximum Temperature38

Cells

ShapeUnknown
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)7
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)9
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)8
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarWhite
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarUnknown
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationDispersed
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
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 Tolerant10%
KillerUnknown
PlasmidNo

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose+
GalactoseWeak/Latent
Sucrose+
Maltose+
Cellobiose-
TrehaloseWeak/Latent
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble StarchUnknown
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4Unknown
KNO3-
EthylamineUnknown
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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