NCYC 426

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Taxon Synonyms

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Equivalent Strain Designations

CBS 7858

Depositor

J.A. Barnett

Deposit Date

November 1954

Habitat

Food

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Kluyveromyces marxianus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorJ.A. Barnett
Deposit NameKluyveromyces marxianus
Month of depositNovember
Deposit Year1954
HabitatFood
Equivalent Strain DesignationsCBS 7858
ReferenceVaughan-Martini, A. & Martini, A. 1987. Taxonomic revision of the yeast genus Kluyveromyces by nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 37, 380-385.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature44
Miniumum Temperature13
Maximum Temperature44

Cells

ShapeLong-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)9
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)5
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)9
ArrangementUnknown
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
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 ShapeTubiform
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

AssayNo
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidNo

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
GalactoseWeak/Latent
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
  

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