NCYC 116

Pichia membranifaciens

Taxon Synonyms

Candida valida

Equivalent Strain Designations

NCTC 1071

Depositor

Mr. Green, Lister Institute.

Deposit Date

October 1921

Habitat

Isolated fromCalifornian bees wine.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Pichia membranifaciens

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorMr. Green, Lister Institute.
Deposit NameSaccharomyces pyriformis
Month of depositOctober
Deposit Year1921
HabitatIsolated fromCalifornian bees wine.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsNCTC 1071
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeBot
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)12
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)5
Max Agar Length (µm)14
ArrangementChains
Colour on AgarYellow
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarRough
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothThick
Pellicle AppearanceWrinkled
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumIll formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesFew
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
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 Tolerant10%
KillerNo
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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