NCYC 158

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Taxon Synonyms

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Equivalent Strain Designations

NCTC 2231

Depositor

Dr. Bousfield, Camberwell Research Station

Deposit Date

October 1926

Habitat

Throat swab.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorDr. Bousfield, Camberwell Research Station
Deposit NameTorula sp. / Rhodotorula rubra
Month of depositOctober
Deposit Year1926
HabitatThroat swab.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsNCTC 2231
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature29
Miniumum Temperature5
Maximum Temperature34

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)3
Min Broth Length (µm)3
Max Broth Length (µm)5
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)5
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarPink
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarGlutinous
Deposit in BrothUnknown
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourPink
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchN/A
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
BlastosporesN/A
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
KillerNo
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose -
Galactose -
Sucrose -
Maltose -
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble StarchUnknown
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4Unknown
KNO3 -
EthylamineUnknown
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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