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NCYC 2462

Nakazawaea wickerhamii

Taxon Synonyms

Candida wickerhamii

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 36540, CBS 2928, CCRC 21495, IFO 10322, JCM 9568, NRRL Y-2563.

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

May 1992

Habitat

silage, containing olive husks, molasses and whey

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

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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 AcidWeak/Latent
  • Inositol-
  • Gluconolactone+
  • Glucosamine-
  • Methanol-
  • Xylitol-

Strain Information

  • Information

    Produces ethanol from cellodextrins and cellobiose (Gonde P, 1984; Freer SN, Wing RE, 1985; Freer SN, Detroy RW, 1982; Freer SN, Detroy RW, 1983). Degrades cellobiose (Gonde P, 1984; Freer SN, Wing RE, 1985; Freer SN, Detroy RW, 1982; Freer SN, Detroy RW, 1983). Degrades cellodextrin (Gonde P, 1984; Freer SN, Wing RE, 1985; Freer SN, Detroy RW, 1982; Freer SN, Detroy RW, 1983). Produces ethyl alcohol (ethanol) (Gonde P, 1984; Freer SN, Wing RE, 1985; Freer SN, Detroy RW, 1982; Freer SN, Detroy RW, 1983). Produces glucosidase, beta; acid (Glucosidase, beta, acid; glucocerebrosidase). Type strain of Torulopsis wickerhamii Capriotti.

  • DepositorCBS
  • Deposit NameCandida wickerhamii
  • Month of depositMay
  • Deposit Year1992
  • Habitatsilage, containing olive husks, molasses and whey
  • Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 36540, CBS 2928, CCRC 21495, IFO 10322, JCM 9568, NRRL Y-2563.
  • ReferenceNakazawaea wickerhamii (Capr.) Kurtzman & Robnett, FEMS Yeast Res. 14 (7): 1034 (2014)

    Candida wickerhamii (Capr.) S.A. Mey. & Yarrow, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 28 (4): 614 (1978) 

    Gonde P, et al. Fermentation of cellodextrins by different yeast strains. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 48: 265-269, 1984. Freer SN, Wing RE. Fermentation of cellodextrins to ethanol using mixed-culture fermentations. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 27: 1085-1088, 1985. Capriotti A. Torulopsis wickerhamii nova species. A new yeast from silage. Arch. Mikrobiol. 30: 383-386, 1958. Skory CD , Freer SN . Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding a cell-bound, extracellular beta-glucosidase in the yeast Candida wickerhamii. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61: 518-525, 1995. Freer SN. Kinetic characterization of a beta-glucosidase from a yeast, Candida wickerhamii. J. Biol. Chem. 268: 9337-9342, 1993. Freer SN, Detroy RW. Direct fermentation of cellodextrins to ethanol by Candida wickerhamii and C. lusitaniae. Biotechnol. Lett. 4: 453-458, 1982. Leclerc M , et al. The enzyme systems in a strain of Candida wickerhamii Meyer and Yarrow participating in the hydrolysis of cellodextrins. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 30: 509-521, 1984. Freer SN, Detroy RW. Characterization of cellobiose fermentations to ethanol by yeasts. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 25: 541-557, 1983.

Physical Characteristics

  • Optimum TemperatureUnknown
  • Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
  • Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

  • ShapeUnknown
  • Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
  • Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
  • Min Broth Length (µm)2
  • Max Broth Length (µm)4
  • Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
  • Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
  • Min Agar Length (µm)2
  • Max Agar Length (µm)5
  • ArrangementUnknown
  • Colour on AgarCream
  • Surface on AgarShiny
  • Texture on AgarSmooth
  • Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
  • Ring in BrothAbsent
  • Ring ColourUnknown
  • Pellicle in BrothAbsent
  • Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
  • Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

  • BuddingMultipolar
  • FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

  • PseudomyceliumAbsent
  • Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
  • Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
  • BlastosporesAbsent
  • Blastospore ShapeUnknown
  • Blastospore LocationUnknown
  • Blastospore HabitatUnknown
  • True MyceliumAbsent
  • Clamp ConnectionsUnknown

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 Growth-
  • 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

26S rDNA seq

No data

Genomic Sequence Data

No data