NCYC 2615

Wickerhamomyces silvicola

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia silvicola

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 16768, CBS 1705, CCRC 20481, IFO 0807, JCM 3627, NRRL Y-1678, VKM Y-178

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

Unknown 1995

Habitat

Gum on Prunus serotina (wild cherry), Peoria, Illinois, USA.

Details

Wickerhamomyces silvicola

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Production of citric acid. (US Patent 3,733,253). Produces citric acid (citrate) (Suzuki T, et al, 1973). Produces lipase (Hou CT, 1994). Produces lipases active at pH 5.5, not 7.5 (Hou CT, 1994).
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameUnknown
Month of depositUnknown
Deposit Year1995
HabitatGum on Prunus serotina (wild cherry), Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 16768, CBS 1705, CCRC 20481, IFO 0807, JCM 3627, NRRL Y-1678, VKM Y-178
ReferenceSuzuki T, et al. Method of producing citric acid. US Patent 3,733,253 dated May 15 1973. Wickerham LJ. Taxonomy of yeasts. U.S. Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1029: 1951. 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

ShapeElongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)10
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)10
ArrangementUnknown
Colour on AgarWhite
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

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormMycocandida
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeOval
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

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

GlucoseWeak/Latent
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 60Unknown
Lipolytic -
Acid Production -
Growth 37 +
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin HydrolysisWeak/Latent
Urease Activity -
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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