NCYC 2904

Yarrowia lipolytica

Taxon Synonyms

Yarrowia lipolytica

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 18942, CBS 6124, DBVPG 6053, IFO 1548, JCM 2320, NRRL YB-423.

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

October 1999

Habitat

Maize-processing plant, Illinois, USA.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Yarrowia lipolytica

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Endomycopsis lipolytica. Produces lipase, produces lipases active at pH 9.0 at 60C.
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameYarrowia lipolytica
Month of depositOctober
Deposit Year1999
HabitatMaize-processing plant, Illinois, USA.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 18942, CBS 6124, DBVPG 6053, IFO 1548, JCM 2320, NRRL YB-423.
ReferenceWickerham et al., Science 167: 1141, 1970 & Spectrum 1: 81-92, 1970. Nakase & Komagata, J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 259-279, 1971 (GC). 1Spectrum, Monogr. Ser. Arts Sci.. 1: Atlanta: Georgia State Univ.; 1970, 81. von Arx JA . On endomyces, Endomycopsis and related yeast-like fungi. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 38: 289-309, 1972. 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 to Elongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
Max Broth Breadth (µm)8
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)20
Min Agar Breadth (µm)4
Max Agar Breadth (µm)7
Min Agar Length (µm)6
Max Agar Length (µm)50
ArrangementSingle and in chains
Colour on AgarUnknown
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarWrinkled
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothUnknown
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly Branched
Pseudomycelium FormCandida/Mycocandida
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumPresent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesUnknown
Ascospore ShapeUnknown
Ascospore WallUnknown
Ascospores No Per AscusUnknown
Ascus ShapeUnknown
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt Tolerant10%
KillerUnknown
PlasmidYes

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose-
Galactose-
Sucrose-
Maltose-
Cellobiose-
Trehalose-
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
Melezitose-
Inulin-
Soluble Starch-
Xylose-
AMD Glucoside-

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4+
KNO3-
Ethylamine+
Cadaverine+
Lysine+

Other

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

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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