NCYC 2597

Kluyveromyces marxianus var. marxianus

Taxon Synonyms

Kluyveromyces marxianus var. marxianus

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 26548, CBS 6556, NRRL Y-7571

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

June 1994

Habitat

Pozol, Mexican fermented maize dough, Mexico

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Degrades whey (Rech R, 1999). Produces beta-galactosidase (beta-D-galactosidase) (Rech R, 1999). Produces inulinase (endoinulinase) EC 3.2.1.7 ( Hensing MC, 1995; Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 42: 516-521, 1994).
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameKluyveromyces marxianus var. marxianus
Month of depositJune
Deposit Year1994
HabitatPozol, Mexican fermented maize dough, Mexico
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 26548, CBS 6556, NRRL Y-7571
ReferenceHerrera T, et al. Description de una especie nueva de Hansenula y una variedad nueva de Candida parapsilosis aisladas del pozol. Bol. Soc. Mex. Micol. 7: 17-26, 1973. Hensing MC, et al. Use of chemostat data for modelling extracellular-inulinase production by Kluyveromyces marxianus in a high-cell-density fed-batch process. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 79: 54-58, 1995. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 42: 516-521, 1994. Rech R, et al. Utilization of protein-hydrolyzed cheese whey for production of beta-galactosidase by Kluyveromyces marxianus. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 23: 91-96, 1999.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeUnknown
Min Broth Breadth (µm)0
Max Broth Breadth (µm)0
Min Broth Length (µm)0
Max Broth Length (µm)0
Min Agar Breadth (µm)0
Max Agar Breadth (µm)0
Min Agar Length (µm)0
Max Agar Length (µm)0
ArrangementUnknown
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarSlightly Shiny
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

PseudomyceliumWell Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormMycocandida
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesPresent
Ascospore ShapeReniform
Ascospore WallSmooth
Ascospores No Per Ascus4
Ascus ShapeOval
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose+
Galactose-
Sucrose-
Maltose-
Cellobiose-
Trehalose-
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose+
Melezitose-
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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