NCYC 327

Pichia membranifaciens

Taxon Synonyms

Candida valida

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 36897, CBS 7373, Strain T69

Depositor

A.E. Wiles

Deposit Date

October 1951

Habitat

Draught beer.
Pichia membranifaciens

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

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Pichia membranifaciens

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Killer character K4 (A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1978, 44, 59-77; Shimizu et al. 1985).
DepositorA.E. Wiles
Deposit NameCandida lipolytica
Month of depositOctober
Deposit Year1951
HabitatDraught beer.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 36897, CBS 7373, Strain T69
ReferenceYoung, in Rose & Harrison, The Yeasts Vol.2, London: Academic Press. A.E. Wiles, J.Inst.Brew. 56:183, 1950. Shimizu et. al. 1985. Killer properties of wine yeasts and characterisation of Killer wine yeasts. Journal of Fermentation Technology 63, 421-429.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)2
Max Broth Length (µm)8
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)9
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarWrinkled
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourWhite
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesFew
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
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 Tolerant15%
KillerYes. K4. K7Ri (Young & Yagiu);
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 2SO4Unknown
KNO3 -
EthylamineUnknown
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free GrowthUnknown
Cyclohex 100Unknown
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60Unknown
Lipolytic -
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37Unknown
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantWeak/Latent

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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