NCYC 497

Wickerhamomyces canadensis

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia canadensis

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 18079, CBS 1992, CCRC 20482, CCRC 22407, DBVPG 6262, IFO 0973, JCM 3597, NRRL Y-1888, UCD 74-71

Depositor

L.J. Wickerham, NRRL.

Deposit Date

April 1957

Habitat

Insect frass on Pinus resinosa (red pine), Ontario, Canada.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

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Wickerhamomyces canadensis

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Produces lipases active at pH 9.0 at 60C (Hou CT, 1994).
DepositorL.J. Wickerham, NRRL.
Deposit NameHansenula canadensis
Month of depositApril
Deposit Year1957
HabitatInsect frass on Pinus resinosa (red pine), Ontario, Canada.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 18079, CBS 1992, CCRC 20482, CCRC 22407, DBVPG 6262, IFO 0973, JCM 3597, NRRL Y-1888, UCD 74-71
ReferenceWickerham, US.Dep.Agric.Tech.Bull.1029, Washington 1951, p.26. Kurtzman, Mycologia 79: 410-417, 1987 (DNA). Fuson et al., Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 29: 64-69, 1979 (DNA). Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 19: 189-208, 1973 (CoQ. Hou CT. pH dependence and thermostability of lipases from cultures from the ARS Culture Collection. J. Ind. Microbiol. 13: 242-248, 1994.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)3
Min Broth Length (µm)2
Max Broth Length (µm)5
Min Agar Breadth (µm)1
Max Agar Breadth (µm)3
Min Agar Length (µm)2
Max Agar Length (µm)5
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarWhite
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourWhite
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormMycotorula
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationVerticils
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

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

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt Tolerant -
KillerUnknown
PlasmidNo

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose+
GalactoseWeak/Latent
Sucrose+
Maltose+
Cellobiose-
Trehalose-
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose+
Melizitose-
Inulin-
Soluble Starch-
XyloseUnknown
AMD Glucoside-

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4Unknown
KNO3+
EthylamineUnknown
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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