NCYC 3878

Metschnikowia aff. fructicola

Taxon Synonyms

Metschnikowia aff. fructicola

Depositor

Duncan Gaskin, Gut Health and Food Safety Group, Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK.

Deposit Date

September 2013

Habitat

Isolated during home Cider production, Norfolk, UK.

Details

Metschnikowia aff. fructicola

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
26S rDNA sequence gives 100% sequence identity to Metschnikowia aff. fructicola.
DepositorDuncan Gaskin, Gut Health and Food Safety Group, Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK.
Deposit NameMetschnikowia aff. fructicola
Month of depositSeptember
Deposit Year2013
HabitatIsolated during home Cider production, Norfolk, UK.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsUnknown
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound to Short-Oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)7
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)8
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)8
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)8
ArrangementSingle, in chains and clumps
Colour on AgarCream/Pale Tan
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourN/A
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMulti-polar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchN/A
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
BlastosporesN/A
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsN/A

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesNone seen @ 3 weeks
Ascospore ShapeUnknown
Ascospore WallUnknown
Ascospores No Per AscusUnknown
Ascus ShapeUnknown
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt Tolerant10%
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose -
Sucrose -
Maltose -
Cellobiose -
Trehalose -
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
Melizitose -
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 ProductionWeak/Latent
Growth 37 +
Growth 40 -
Arbutin Hydrolysis +
Urease Activity -
Starch Production -
Acid Tolerant -

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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