NCYC 2621

Ogataea methanolica

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia methanolica

Equivalent Strain Designations

NRRL Y-7685, CBS 6515, CCRC 22099, IAM 12901; ATCC 58372

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

June 1994

Habitat

Soil, Japan

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Produces methanol oxidase (Nakagawa T, et al, 1996). good sporulation. GenBank U75523 (26S rDNA).
DepositorCBS
Deposit NamePichia methanolica
Month of depositJune
Deposit Year1994
HabitatSoil, Japan
Equivalent Strain DesignationsNRRL Y-7685, CBS 6515, CCRC 22099, IAM 12901; ATCC 58372
ReferenceNakagawa T, et al. Isozymes of methanol oxidase in a methanol-utilizing yeast, Pichia methanolica IAM 12901. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 81: 498-503, 1996. Kato K et al. Determination of strongly methanol assimilating yeasts. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 20: 123-127, 1974. Nakagawa T, et al. Alcohol oxidase hybrid oligomers formed in vivo and in vitro. Yeast 15: 1223-1230, 1999.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)5
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)7
ArrangementUnknown
Colour on AgarWhite
Surface on AgarShiny
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

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesPresent
Ascospore ShapeHat
Ascospore WallUnknown
Ascospores No Per Ascus4
Ascus ShapeOval
ConjugationUnknown
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

rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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