NCYC 874

Phaffia rhodozyma

Taxon Synonyms

Phaffia rhodozyma

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 24202, CBS 5905, CCRC 21346, DSM 5626, DBVPG 7009, IFO 10129, IGC 4172, NRRL Y-10921, UCD 67-210.

Depositor

M.W.Miller

Deposit Date

Unknown 1980

Habitat

Exudate of Fagus crenata, Japan.

Details

Phaffia rhodozyma

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose +
Galactose -
Sorbose -
Sucrose +
Maltose +
Cellobiose +
Trehalose +
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose +
Melezitose +
Inulun -
Soluble StarchWeak/Latent
XyloseWeak/Latent
L Arabinose +
D Arabinose -
Ribose -
Rhamnose -
Ethanol -
Glycerol -
Erythritol -
Ribitol -
Galactitol -
Mannitol +
Sorbitol -
AMD GlucosideWeak/Latent
Salicin -
Lactic Acid -
Succinic Acid -
Citric AcidUnknown
Inositol -
GluconolactoneUnknown
GlucosamineUnknown
MethanolUnknown
XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

Information
Applications: feed supplement for salmonid fish and crustaceans. Increased production of carotinoids and trans-astaxanthin by addition of mevalonic acid (Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 575-578, 1995). Produces astaxanthin (Johnson EA , 1994; Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 575-578, 1995). Produces carotenoids (Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 575-578, 1995; Hayman GT , et al, 1995). Produces glycoproteins (Tilser I, 1996).
DepositorM.W.Miller
Deposit NameUnknown
Month of depositUnknown
Deposit Year1980
HabitatExudate of Fagus crenata, Japan.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 24202, CBS 5905, CCRC 21346, DSM 5626, DBVPG 7009, IFO 10129, IGC 4172, NRRL Y-10921, UCD 67-210.
ReferencePhaff et al., Proc. IV Int.Ferment.Symp.: Ferment.Technol.Today, p.759-774, 1972. Kucsera et al., A.v.Leuwenhoek 73: 163-168, 1998 (sporulation). Medwid, J.Indust.Microbiol.Biotechnol. 21: 221-232, 1998 (polypoidy). Yamada & Kawasaki, Agric.Biol.Chem. 53: 2845-2846, 1989 (18S rRNA sequences). Pfeiffer et al., Curr.Genet. 30: 294-297, 1996 (dsRNA virus). Andrewes et al., Phytochem. 15: 1003-1007, 1976; Andrewes & Starr, Phytochem. 15: 1009-1101, 1976; Johnson & Lewis, J.Gen.Microbiol. 115: 173-183, 1979 AppLit: Johnson et al. Johnson EA , et al. Processes for in vivo production of astaxanthin and Phaffia rhodozyma yeast of enhanced astaxanthin content. US Patent 5,356,809 dated Oct 18 1994. Golubev WI . Perfect state of Rhodomyces dendrorhous (Phaffia rhodozyma). Yeast 11: 101-110, 1995. Miller MW , et al. Phaffia, a new yeast genus in the Deuteromycotina (Blastomycetes). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 26: 286-291, 1976. Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 575-578, 1995. Hayman GT , et al. Production of carotenoids by Phaffia rhodozyma grown on media composed of corn wet-milling co-products. J. Ind. Microbiol. 14: 389-395, 1995. Tilser I , et al. Effect of supplementation of University of Wisconsin solution with glycoproteins from psychrophilic strains of yeast on hypothermic liver storage of rats. Cryobiology 33: 347-353, 1996. Breierova E . Cryoprotection of psychrophilic yeast species- by the use of additives with croprotective media. Cryo-Lett. 15: 191-197, 1994. Fell JW , Blatt GM . Separation of strains of the yeasts Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous and Phaffia rhodozyma based on rDNA IGS and ITS sequence analysis. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 23: 677-681, 1999. Fell JW , et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature23
Miniumum Temperature5
Maximum Temperature26

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)9
Min Agar Breadth (µm)5
Max Agar Breadth (µm)7
Min Agar Length (µm)7
Max Agar Length (µm)12
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarPink
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

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchN/A
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
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 Tolerant -
KillerUnknown
PlasmidNo

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose -
SucroseWeak/Latent
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 1000 -
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic -
Acid Production -
Growth 37 -
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch ProductionUnknown
Acid Tolerant -

Genomic Sequence Data

No data