NCYC 851

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Taxon Synonyms

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 46537, CBS 397, CCRC 21477, DBVPG 6164, IFO 1735, NRRL Y-2415, UCD 71-58.

Depositor

Dr. J.A. Barnett

Deposit Date

June 1976

Habitat

Yoghurt, Netherlands.

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 -
EthanolWeak/Latent
GlycerolWeak/Latent
Erythritol -
RibitolWeak/Latent
Galactitol -
MannitolWeak/Latent
Sorbitol +
AMD Glucoside -
SalicinWeak/Latent
Lactic Acid +
Succinic Acid +
Citric AcidUnknown
Inositol -
GluconolactoneUnknown
GlucosamineUnknown
MethanolUnknown
XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Kluyveromyces fragilis. Produces alcohol from whey. (Moulin G & Galzy P, 1994). Produces ethanol from glucose. (Freer SN, 1983). Produces glycerol from whey permeate. (Rapin JD , 1994). Produces extracellular polyphosphates. (Tijssen JP, 1983). Degrades glucose. (Freer SN, 1983). Degrades whey. (Moulin G & Galzy P, 1994). Degrades whey permeate.( Rapin JD , 1994). Produces alcohol. (Moulin G & Galzy P, 1994). Produces ethyl alcohol (ethanol). (Freer SN, 1983). Produces glycerol (glycerine). (Rapin JD , 1994). Produces polyphosphates. (Tijssen JP, 1983).
DepositorDr. J.A. Barnett
Deposit NameKluyveromyces fragilis
Month of depositJune
Deposit Year1976
HabitatYoghurt, Netherlands.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 46537, CBS 397, CCRC 21477, DBVPG 6164, IFO 1735, NRRL Y-2415, UCD 71-58.
ReferenceTijssen JP , et al. Isolation and characterization of polyphosphates from the yeast cell surface. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 760: 143-148, 1983. Lodder J, editor. . The yeasts: a taxonomic study. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: North-Holland; 1970, p. 345. Moulin G , Galzy P . Alcohol production from whey. Adv. Biotechnol. 2: 181-187, 1981. 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. Jenq, Appl.Environ.Microbiol. 55: 573-578, 1989. Vaughan Martini et al., Biotechnol.Tech. 2: 293-296, 1988 (killer).

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature40
Miniumum Temperature14
Maximum Temperature40

Cells

ShapeElongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)1
Max Broth Breadth (µm)3
Min Broth Length (µm)3
Max Broth Length (µm)11
Min Agar Breadth (µm)1
Max Agar Breadth (µm)3
Min Agar Length (µm)2
Max Agar Length (µm)9
ArrangementPairs
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 BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesFew
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesAbsent
Ascospore ShapeN/A
Ascospore WallN/A
Ascospores No Per AscusN/A
Ascus ShapeN/A
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose +
Sucrose +
Maltose -
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose +
Melibiose -
Raffinose +
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 -
KNO3 +
Ethylamine +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data