NCYC 498

Kuraishia capsulata

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia capsulata

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 24204, CBS 1993, CCRC 22082, DBVPG 3822, IFO 0721, JCM 1991, NRRL Y-1842, UCD 50-340.

Depositor

L.J. Wickerham, NRRL.

Deposit Date

April 1957

Habitat

Tunnels of larvae in Pinus resinosa and Picea sp., Lake Wabatongushi, Ontario, Canada.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Kuraishia capsulata

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorL.J. Wickerham, NRRL.
Deposit NameHansenula capsulata
Month of depositApril
Deposit Year1957
HabitatTunnels of larvae in Pinus resinosa and Picea sp., Lake Wabatongushi, Ontario, Canada.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 24204, CBS 1993, CCRC 22082, DBVPG 3822, IFO 0721, JCM 1991, NRRL Y-1842, UCD 50-340.
ReferenceWickerham, US.Dep.Agric.Tech.Bull.1029, Washington 1951, p.25. Lee & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 29: 395-416, 1983 (CoQ).

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)3
Max Broth Length (µm)4
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)3
Min Agar Length (µm)2
Max Agar Length (µm)4
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarWhite
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarGlutinous
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
BlastosporesUnknown
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesPresent
Ascospore ShapeHat
Ascospore WallSmooth
Ascospores No Per Ascus2
Ascus ShapeOval
ConjugationPresent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidNo

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

GlucoseWeak/Latent
Galactose-
Sucrose-
MaltoseWeak/Latent
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble StarchUnknown
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4Unknown
KNO3+
EthylamineUnknown
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free Growth-
Cyclohex 100Unknown
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60Unknown
Lipolytic-
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37Unknown
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis-
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch ProductionUnknown
Acid Tolerant-

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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