NCYC 16

Wickerhamomyces anomalus

Pre 2011 Name

Pichia subpelliculosa, Pichia anomala

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 36905

Depositor

Dr. A. Harden

Deposit Date

June 1921

Habitat

Unknown
Wickerhamomyces anomalus

Details

Wickerhamomyces anomalus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Produces killer toxin (Young TW, Yagiu, 1978). sensitive to killer toxin produced by Schwanniomyces occidentalis ATCC 44252 (Chen WB, 2000).
DepositorDr. A. Harden
Deposit NameHansenla subpelliculosa
Month of depositJune
Deposit Year1921
HabitatUnknown
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 36905
ReferenceYoung TW, Yagiu. A comparison of the killer character in different yeasts and its classification. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 44: 59-77, 1978. Chen WB , et al. Isolation, purification, and characterization of a killer protein from Schwanniomyces occidentalis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 5348-5352, 2000.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)14
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)5
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)12
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarRough
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothThick
Pellicle AppearanceWrinkled
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesPresent
Ascospore ShapeHat
Ascospore WallSmooth
Ascospores No Per Ascus2
Ascus ShapeOval
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

AssayNo
Salt Tolerant15%
KillerNo
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
GalactoseWeak/Latent
Sucrose +
MaltoseWeak/Latent
Cellobiose -
Trehalose -
Lactose -
Melibiose -
RaffinoseWeak/Latent
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 ProductionWeak/Latent
Growth 37 -
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis +
Urease Activity -
Starch Production -
Acid Tolerant -

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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