NCYC 1398

Pichia kudriavzevii

Taxon Synonyms

Candida krusei

Equivalent Strain Designations

167

Depositor

Dr. M. Humphries

Deposit Date

October 1980

Habitat

From fermenting stored vegetable sugars.
Pichia kudriavzevii

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Pichia kudriavzevii

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Produces mannitol.
DepositorDr. M. Humphries
Deposit NameCandida krusei
Month of depositOctober
Deposit Year1980
HabitatFrom fermenting stored vegetable sugars.
Equivalent Strain Designations167
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature40
Miniumum Temperature11
Maximum Temperature42.5

Cells

ShapeLong-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)12
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)12
ArrangementChains
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarSlightly shiny
Texture on AgarRough
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring Colour N/A
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchRegularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormMycotorula
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationDispersed
Blastospore HabitatSingle
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

AssayNo
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerNo
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose -
Sucrose -
Maltose -
Cellobiose -
Trehalose -
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
Melizitose -
Inulin -
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD Glucoside -

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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