NCYC 819

Rhodosporidium toruloides

Taxon Synonyms

Rhodosporidium toruloides

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 26194, CBS 6681, CCRC 20327.

Depositor

J.A.Barnett

Deposit Date

June 1975

Habitat

Unknown

Details

Rhodosporidium toruloides

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Mating type: a. Catabolizes glucose (D-glucose). Catabolizes xylose (D-xylose).
DepositorJ.A.Barnett
Deposit NameRhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis
Month of depositJune
Deposit Year1975
HabitatUnknown
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 26194, CBS 6681, CCRC 20327.
ReferenceJanda et al., Arch.Microbiol. 159: 541-544, 1993 (physiology). Hofer M , et al. Metabolism of the obligatory aerobic yeast Rhodotorula gracilis. IV. Induction of an enzyme necessary for D-xylose catabolism. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 252: 1-12, 1971. FEBS Lett. 3: 322-324, 1969. Hofer M , et al. Importance of the pentose phosphate pathway for D-glucose catabolism in the obligatory aerobic yeast Rhodotorula gracilis. Biochem. J. 123: 855-863, 1971. Hofer M , et al. Metabolism of the obligatory aerobic yeast Rhodotorula gracilis. II. Pyruvate kinase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activities at various metabolic states. Arch. Mikrobiol. 71: 111-115, 1970.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)1
Max Broth Breadth (µm)3
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)6
Min Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Min Agar Length (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Length (µm)Unknown
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarPink
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumIll formed
Pseudomycelium BranchNot branching
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
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 TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidNo

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 Growth +
Cyclohex 100Weak/Latent
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic -
Acid Production -
Growth 37 -
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin HydrolysisUnknown
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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