NCYC 333

Pichia membranifaciens

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia membranifaciens

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 36908, CBS 7374, 'Strain 79'

Depositor

A.E. Wiles

Deposit Date

October 1951

Habitat

Draught beer, UK.

Details

Pichia membranifaciens

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Killer character K7 (A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1978, 44, 59-77; Shimizu et al. 1985).
DepositorA.E. Wiles
Deposit NamePichia alcoholophila
Month of depositOctober
Deposit Year1951
HabitatDraught beer, UK.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 36908, CBS 7374, 'Strain 79'
ReferenceYoung, in Rose & Harrison, The Yeasts Vol.2, London: Academic Press. Wiles, J. Inst. Brew. 56: 183, 1950. Killer character K7, A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1978, 44, 59-77. Killer properties of wine yeasts. Shimizu et al. Journal of Fermentation Technology, 63, 421-429, 1985.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeLong-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)8
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)5
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)12
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarRough
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesUnknown
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

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

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt Tolerant10%
KillerYes
PlasmidYes

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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