NCYC 784

Cryptococcus marinus

Taxon Synonyms

Cryptococcus marinus

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 22974, CBS 5235, CCRC 21546, CECT 1975, IFO 1979, IGC 3019, JCM 9885, MUCL 30039, NCMB 1130 strain 3019, NRRL Y-12945, NRRL Y-17369

Depositor

N.C.M.B

Deposit Date

September 1974

Habitat

Torres strait, Northern extreme of Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.

Details

Cryptococcus marinus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorN.C.M.B
Deposit NameCandida marina
Month of depositSeptember
Deposit Year1974
HabitatTorres strait, Northern extreme of Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 22974, CBS 5235, CCRC 21546, CECT 1975, IFO 1979, IGC 3019, JCM 9885, MUCL 30039, NCMB 1130 strain 3019, NRRL Y-12945, NRRL Y-17369
Referencevan Uden N , Zobell CE . Candida marina nov. spec., Torulopsis torresii nov. spec. and T. maris nov. spec., three yeasts from the Torres Strait. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 28: 275-283, 1962. Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (GC,CoQ,protein). Fell JW , et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000.

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)6
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)3
Min Agar Length (µm)2
Max Agar Length (µm)9
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumIll formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesAbsent
Ascospore ShapeN/A
Ascospore WallN/A
Ascospores No Per AscusN/A
Ascus ShapeN/A
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose -
Galactose -
Sucrose -
Maltose -
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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