NCYC 953

Schwanniomyces occidentalis var. occidentalis

Taxon Synonyms

Schwanniomyces occidentalis; Debaryomyces occidentalis var. occidentalis

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 26077, CBS 2863, CCRC 20332, IFO 1840, JCM 8124, NRRL Y-2477

Depositor

Dr. J.A. Barnett

Deposit Date

January 1979

Habitat

Soil of vineyard, Aranjuez, Spain.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose+
Galactose+
Sorbose+
Sucrose+
Maltose+
Cellobiose+
Trehalose+
Lactose+
Melibiose+
Raffinose+
Melezitose+
Inulin+
Soluble Starch-
Xylose+
L Arabinose+
D Arabinose-
Ribose-
Rhamnose-
Ethanol+
Glycerol+
Erythritol-
RibitolWeak/Latent
Galactitol-
Mannitol-
Sorbitol+
AMD GlucosideUnknown
Salicin+
Lactic Acid-
Succinic Acid+
Citric Acid+
Inositol-
GluconolactoneUnknown
GlucosamineUnknown
MethanolUnknown
XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Schwanniomyces castellii . Produces 6-phytase (Segueilha L, 1992; Biotechnol. Lett. 14: 61-66, 1992; Lambrechts C, 1993). Produces amylase (Oteng-Gyang K, 1980). Conversion of xylose to ethanol (Canadian Patent 1,266,245; Saucedo-Castaneda G, 1992). Produces glucoamylase (Sills AM , 1984).
DepositorDr. J.A. Barnett
Deposit NameSchwanniomyces castellii. Schwanniomyces occidentalis var. o
Month of depositJanuary
Deposit Year1979
HabitatSoil of vineyard, Aranjuez, Spain.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 26077, CBS 2863, CCRC 20332, IFO 1840, JCM 8124, NRRL Y-2477
ReferenceCurrent name
Schwanniomyces occidentalis var. occidentalis , Meddel. Carlsberg Lab. 7: 247-251 (1909)

Sills AM , et al.. Isolation and characterization of the amylotic system of Schwanniomyces castellii. J. Inst. Brew. 90: 311-314, 1984. Calleja GB , et al.. Rapid process for the conversion of xylose to ethanol. Canadian Patent 1,266,245 Capriotti A . New blastomycetes isolated from soils of Spain. I. Schwanniomyces castellii nov. spec.. Arch. Mikrobiol. 26: 434-438, 1957. Segueilha L , et al. Purification and properties of the phytase from Schwanniomyces castellii. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 74: 7-11, 1992. Claros MG , et al. Molecular structure of the SWA2 gene encoding an AMY1-related alpha- amylase from Schwanniomyces occidentalis. Curr. Genet. 24: 75-83, 1993. Biotechnol. Lett. 14: 61-66, 1992. Saucedo-Castaneda G , et al. Maintenance of heat and water balances as a scale-up criterion for the production of ethanol by Schwanniomyces castellii in a solid state fermentation system. Process Biochem. 27: 97-107, 1992. Oteng-Gyang K , et al.. Effect of medium composition on excretion and biosynthesis of the amylases of Schwanniomyces castellii. Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 9: 129-132, 1980. Lambrechts C , et al.. Influence of culture conditions on the biosynthesis of Schwanniomyces castellii phytase. Biotechnol. Lett. 15: 399-404, 1993.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature33
Miniumum Temperature9.6
Maximum Temperature35.5

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
Min Broth Length (µm)2
Max Broth Length (µm)7
Min Agar Breadth (µm)1
Max Agar Breadth (µm)5
Min Agar Length (µm)2
Max Agar Length (µm)5
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
BlastosporesAbsent
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
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose+
GalactoseWeak/Latent
Sucrose+
Maltose+
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose+
MelezitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble Starch+
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4+
KNO3Weak/Latent
Ethylamine+
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free Growth-
Cyclohex 100+
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50-
Glucose Growth 60-
Lipolytic-
Acid Production-
Growth 37-
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis-
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch Production-
Acid TolerantUnknown

rDNA seq

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Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  