NCYC 101

Pichia membranifaciens

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia membranifaciens

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 10022; CBS 6432; CCRC 21628; NCTC 2303; NRRL Y-665

Depositor

A. Chaston Chapman

Deposit Date

February 1921

Habitat

Kefir beer

Details

Pichia membranifaciens

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Produces ethanol from whey permeate (Vienne P & Von Stockar U, 1983). Produces glycerol from whey permeate (Rapin JD, et al., 1994). Degrades whey permeate (Vienne P, Von Stockar U, 1983; Rapin JD, et al., 1994). Produces UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (udp-glucose 4-epimerase (galactowaldenase). Produces ethyl alcohol (ethanol) (Vienne P & Von Stockar U, 1983). Produces glycerol (glycerin; glycerine) (Rapin JD, et al., 1994).
DepositorA. Chaston Chapman
Deposit NameSaccharomyces fragilis
Month of depositFebruary
Deposit Year1921
HabitatKefir beer
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 10022; CBS 6432; CCRC 21628; NCTC 2303; NRRL Y-665
ReferenceDie Mikroorg. d. Gärungs-Industrie, 1918, 276. Vienne P & Von Stockar U. Alcohol from whey permeate: strain selection, temperature, and medium optimization. Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp. 13: 421-435, 1983. Rapin JD, et al. Glycerol production by yeast fermentation of whey permeate. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 16: 143-150, 1994. Vienne P, Von Stockar U. Alcohol from whey permeate: strain selection, temperature, and medium optimization. Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp. 13: 421-435, 1983.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeBot
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)16
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)3
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)255
ArrangementChains
Colour on AgarBrown
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarWrinkled
Deposit in BrothUnknown
Ring in BrothUnknown
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothThick
Pellicle AppearanceWrinkled
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesFew
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationVerticils
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

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

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt Tolerant10%
KillerNo
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose -
Galactose -
Sucrose -
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 GrowthUnknown
Cyclohex 100Unknown
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60Unknown
Lipolytic -
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37 -
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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