NCYC 1426

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Taxon Synonyms

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 8554, ATCC 34439, CBS 5795, CCRC 21480, DSM 5418, NCYC 1424, No. 15 type E, NRRL Y-1109, UCD 55-61, VTTC-81112.

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

July 1982

Habitat

Dairy product, Meadowgold creamery, USA.

Details

Kluyveromyces marxianus

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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 +
GlycerolWeak/Latent
Erythritol -
Ribitol -
Galactitol -
Mannitol +
Sorbitol -
AMD Glucoside -
Salicin -
Lactic Acid +
Succinic Acid +
Citric Acid -
Inositol -
Gluconolactone -
Glucosamine -
Methanol -
XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

Information
Produces biomass on whey permeate of cheddar cheese (DeLaney RA, 1975). Used for assay of trichothecenes (Madhyastha MS, 1994). Degrades glucose (Freer SN , Detroy RW, 1983). Degrades whey permeate (Rapin JD, 1994). Ferments pentoses (Maleszka R , Schneider H, 1982). Used in fungus resistance testing for adhesives. Bacterial resistance testing adhesives (ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1). Produces acetoin dehydrogenase (diacetyl reductase). (Schwarz JG, Hang YD, 1994). Produces beta-galactosidase (beta-D-galactosidase). (Mahoney RR, 1980; Inchaurrondo VA, 1994) . Produces butanediol dehydrogenase (acetoin reductase). (Schwarz JG, Hang YD, 1993). Produces ethanol. (Freer SN , Detroy RW, 1983). Produces glycerol (glycerine).(Rapin JD, 1994). Produces lactase (US Patent 4,007,283; chen KC, 1982; Mahoney RR, 1975). Produces single-cell protein (DeLaney RA, 1975).
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameKluyveromyces marxianus
Month of depositJuly
Deposit Year1982
HabitatDairy product, Meadowgold creamery, USA.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 8554, ATCC 34439, CBS 5795, CCRC 21480, DSM 5418, NCYC 1424, No. 15 type E, NRRL Y-1109, UCD 55-61, VTTC-81112.
ReferenceCrisan EV , Sorensen SG . Production and utilization of lactase. US Patent 4,007,283 dated Feb 8 1977 Schwarz JG , Hang YD . Study of acetoin reductase from Kluyveromyces marxianus. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 16: 14-16, 1993. Maleszka R , Schneider H . Fermentation of D-xylose, xylitol, and D-xylulose by yeasts. Can. J. Microbiol. 28: 360-363, 1982. Madhyastha MS , et al. Optimization of yeast bioassay for trichothecene mycotoxins. J. Food Prot. 57: 490-495, 1994. Chen KC , et al. Search method for the optimal medium for the production of lactase by Kluyveromyces fragilis. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 14: 659-664, 1992. ASTM International. Standard test methods for resistance of adhesive preparations in container to attack by bacteria, yeast, and fungi. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International; ASTM Standard Test Method D4783-89. Mahoney RR , et al. Selection of strain, growth conditions, and extraction procedures for optimum production of lactase from Kluyveromyces fragilis. J. Dairy Sci. 58: 1620-1629, 1975. Mahoney RR . Number and nature of the sulphydryl groups of beta-galactosidase from Kluyveromyces fragilis. J. Food Biochem. 4: 189-199, 1980. DeLaney RA , et al.. Composition of Saccharomyces fragilis biomass grown on lactose permeate. J. Sci. Food Agric. 26: 1177-1186, 1975. Inchaurrondo VA , et al.. Yeast growth and þ-galactosidase production during aerobic batch cultures in lactose-limited synthetic medium. Process Biochem. 29: 47-54, 1994. Schwarz JG , Hang YD . Kluyveromyces marxianus: a potential source of diacetyl reductase. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 10: 385-387, 1994. Rapin JD , et al. Glycerol production by yeast fermentation of whey permeate. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 16: 143-150, 1994. Freer SN , Detroy RW . Characterization of cellobiose fermentations to ethanol by yeasts. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 25: 541-557, 1983. Wendorff et al., J.Milk Food Technol. 34: 294-299, 3006, 1971 (ß-galactosidase).

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature40
Miniumum Temperature9
Maximum Temperature42

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)7
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)8
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring Colour N/A
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceWrinkled
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchN/A
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesPresent
Ascospore ShapeOval
Ascospore WallWarty
Ascospores No Per AscusUnknown
Ascus ShapeUnknown
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

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 +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data