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NCYC 179

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Taxon Synonyms

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 36142

Depositor

Mr. P. Clarke, Kraft Cheese Co. Ltd.

Deposit Date

March 1939

Habitat

Cheese

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 +
  • Glycerol +
  • Erythritol -
  • RibitolWeak/Latent
  • Galactitol -
  • Mannitol +
  • Sorbitol +
  • AMD Glucoside -
  • Salicin +
  • Lactic Acid +
  • Succinic Acid +
  • Citric Acid +
  • Inositol -
  • GluconolactoneWeak/Latent
  • Glucosamine -
  • Methanol -
  • Xylitol +

Strain Information

  • Information

    Pseudomycelium studies (Can. J. Microbiol., 1974, 20, 265-267); Production of ethanol (Marwaha & Kennedy 1984).

  • DepositorMr. P. Clarke, Kraft Cheese Co. Ltd.
  • Deposit NameSaccharomyces fragilis
  • Month of depositMarch
  • Deposit Year1939
  • HabitatCheese
  • Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 36142
  • ReferenceSteele SD , Miller JJ . Pseudomycelium development and sporulation in Saccharomyces fragilis. Can. J. Microbiol. 20: 265-267, 1974. Marwaha SS , Kennedy JF . Alcohol production from whey permeate by immobilized and free cells of Kluyveromyces marxianus NCYC 179. Process Biochem. 19: 79-80, 1984.

Physical Characteristics

  • Optimum Temperature41
  • Miniumum Temperature10
  • Maximum Temperature44

Cells

  • ShapeLong-oval
  • Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
  • Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
  • Min Broth Length (µm)4
  • Max Broth Length (µm)11
  • Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
  • Max Agar Breadth (µm)5
  • Min Agar Length (µm)4
  • Max Agar Length (µm)20
  • ArrangementSingle and in pairs
  • Colour on AgarCream
  • Surface on AgarShiny
  • Texture on AgarSmooth
  • Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
  • Ring in BrothAbsent
  • Ring ColourUnknown
  • Pellicle in BrothAbsent
  • Pellicle AppearanceN/A
  • Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

  • BuddingMultipolar
  • FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

  • PseudomyceliumWell formed
  • Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
  • Pseudomycelium FormMycocandida
  • BlastosporesAbsent
  • Blastospore ShapeN/A
  • Blastospore LocationN/A
  • Blastospore HabitatN/A
  • True MyceliumAbsent
  • Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

  • BallistosporesAbsent
  • AthrosporesAbsent
  • EndosporesAbsent
  • ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

  • AscosporesPresent
  • Ascospore ShapeReniform
  • Ascospore WallSmooth
  • Ascospores No Per Ascus4
  • 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 50Unknown
  • Glucose Growth 60Unknown
  • Lipolytic -
  • Acid Production -
  • Growth 37 +
  • Growth 40Unknown
  • Arbutin Hydrolysis -
  • Urease Activity -
  • Starch Production -
  • Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data