NCYC 445

Solicoccozyma aeria

Taxon Synonyms

Cryptococcus albidus var. albidus

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 10666, CBS 142, CCRC 21672, DBVPG 6110, IFO 0378, IGC 2409, JCM 2334, MUCL 30400, NRRL Y-1400, VKM Y-2223.

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

1955

Habitat

From the atmosphere, Japan.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Cryptococcus albidus var. albidus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
US Patent 3,905,868: Deacylation of benzyl and phenoxymethyl penicillin tetrazoles. Produces propane Produces xylosidases [xylan-hydrolases] Quality control strain for Abbott products.
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameCryptococcus albidus
Month of depositUnknown
Deposit Year1955
HabitatFrom the atmosphere, Japan.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 10666, CBS 142, CCRC 21672, DBVPG 6110, IFO 0378, IGC 2409, JCM 2334, MUCL 30400, NRRL Y-1400, VKM Y-2223.
ReferenceSolicoccozyma aeria (Saito) Yurkov, Stud. Mycol. 81: 121 (2015)

Sugita et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 38: 83-86, 1992. Vaughan Martini, Exptl.Mycol. 15: 140-145, 1991 (DNA). Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (CoQ, protein). Hamsher JJ . Enzymatic deacylation of benzyl- and phenoxymethyl penicillin tetrazoles. (US Patent 3,905,868 dated Sep 16 1975 ) Phytochemistry 34: 133-138, 1993. Saito K . Untersuchungen uber die atmospharischen Pilzkeime. Jpn. J. Bot. 1: 1-54, 1922. Biely P , et al. Xylan-degrading activity in yeasts: growth on xylose, xylan and hemicelluloses. Folia Microbiol. 23: 366-371, 1978. Fell JW , et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000. Fukuda H , et al.. Microbial production of C3- and C4-hydrocarbons. Agric. Biol. Chem. 48: 1679-1682, 1984.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature25
Miniumum Temperature7
Maximum Temperature27

Cells

ShapeUnknown
Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
Max Broth Breadth (µm)8
Min Broth Length (µm)2
Max Broth Length (µm)6
Min Agar Breadth (µm)5
Max Agar Breadth (µm)10
Min Agar Length (µm)2
Max Agar Length (µm)6
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
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 AscusN/A
Ascus ShapeN/A
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidNo

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose-
Galactose-
Sucrose-
Maltose-
Cellobiose-
Trehalose-
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
Melezitose-
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
LipolyticWeak/Latent
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37Unknown
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis+
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch Production+
Acid TolerantUnknown

rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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