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NCYC 68

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Taxon Synonyms

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Equivalent Strain Designations

IFO 0894

Depositor

A. J. Kluyver

Deposit Date

October 1934

Habitat

Not specified

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

  • Glucose +
  • Galactose -
  • Sorbose -
  • Sucrose +
  • Maltose +
  • Cellobiose -
  • TrehaloseWeak/Latent
  • Lactose -
  • Melibiose -
  • Raffinose +
  • Melezitose +
  • Inulun -
  • Soluble Starch -
  • Xylose +
  • L Arabinose +
  • D Arabinose +
  • Ribose +
  • Rhamnose -
  • Ethanol +
  • Glycerol -
  • Erythritol -
  • Ribitol -
  • Galactitol -
  • Mannitol -
  • SorbitolWeak/Latent
  • AMD Glucoside -
  • Salicin +
  • Lactic Acid -
  • Succinic Acid +
  • Citric AcidWeak/Latent
  • Inositol -
  • Gluconolactone +
  • Glucosamine -
  • Methanol -
  • Xylitol +

Strain Information

  • InformationUnknown
  • DepositorA. J. Kluyver
  • Deposit NameCryptococcus ruber
  • Month of depositOctober
  • Deposit Year1934
  • HabitatNot specified
  • Equivalent Strain DesignationsIFO 0894
  • ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

  • Optimum Temperature31.8
  • Miniumum Temperature7.4
  • Maximum Temperature34.3

Cells

  • ShapeOval
  • Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
  • Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
  • Min Broth Length (µm)4
  • Max Broth Length (µm)6
  • Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
  • Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
  • Min Agar Length (µm)3
  • Max Agar Length (µm)5
  • ArrangementSingle
  • Colour on AgarPink
  • Surface on AgarShiny
  • Texture on AgarSmooth
  • Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
  • Ring in BrothAbsent
  • Ring ColourUnknown
  • Pellicle in BrothThick
  • Pellicle AppearanceMilky
  • Pellicle HabitatNot Climbing

Cell Division

  • BuddingMultipolar
  • FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

  • PseudomyceliumAbsent
  • Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
  • Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
  • BlastosporesUnknown
  • Blastospore ShapeUnknown
  • Blastospore LocationUnknown
  • Blastospore HabitatUnknown
  • True MyceliumAbsent
  • Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

  • BallistosporesAbsent
  • AthrosporesAbsent
  • EndosporesAbsent
  • ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

  • AscosporesAbsent
  • Ascospore ShapeUnknown
  • Ascospore WallUnknown
  • Ascospores No Per AscusUnknown
  • Ascus ShapeUnknown
  • ConjugationAbsent
  • TeliosporesAbsent
  • Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

  • AssayNo
  • Salt Tolerant10%
  • KillerNo
  • 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 2SO4 +
  • KNO3 -
  • Ethylamine +
  • Cadaverine +
  • LysineUnknown

Other

  • Vitamin Free Growth +
  • Cyclohex 100 +
  • Cyclohex 1000 -
  • Glucose Growth 50 -
  • Glucose Growth 60 -
  • Lipolytic -
  • Acid Production -
  • Growth 37 -
  • Growth 40Unknown
  • Arbutin Hydrolysis +
  • Urease Activity +
  • Starch Production -
  • Acid Tolerant -

26S rDNA seq

No data

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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