NCYC 921

Rhodosporidium toruloides

Taxon Synonyms

Rhodosporidium toruloides

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 10788, ATCC 15385, CCRC 20306, DBVPG 6740, IAM 13469, IFO 0559, IGC 4416, JCM 3792, MUCL 30249, NRRL Y-1091, VKM Y-334

Depositor

ATCC

Deposit Date

April 1979

Habitat

Wood pulp from Coniferae, Sweden.

Details

Rhodosporidium toruloides

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose +
GalactoseWeak/Latent
Sorbose -
Sucrose +
Maltose +
Cellobiose +
Trehalose +
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose +
Melezitose +
Inulun -
Soluble Starch -
XyloseWeak/Latent
L Arabinose +
D Arabinose +
Ribose +
Rhamnose -
Ethanol +
Glycerol +
Erythritol -
Ribitol +
Galactitol -
Mannitol +
Sorbitol +
AMD GlucosideWeak/Latent
Salicin +
Lactic AcidWeak/Latent
Succinic Acid +
Citric AcidWeak/Latent
Inositol -
GluconolactoneUnknown
GlucosamineUnknown
MethanolUnknown
XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Rhodotorula gracilis. Mating Type: Alpha. Produces 5'-nucleotides (Ogata K, 1964) Produces alpha-linolenic acid (Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 38: 784-789, 1993). Produces lipids (J. Biotechnol. 8: 221-238, 1988; Yoon SH, Rhee JA, 1983a; Yoon SH, 1982; Yoon SH , Rhee JS, 1983b) Produces phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (Hodgins DS , 1971; Agric. Biol. Chem. 54: 2839-2843, 1990). Produces phosphodiesterase (Hakkokogaku 58: 349-353, 1980).
DepositorATCC
Deposit NameRhodosporidium toruloides
Month of depositApril
Deposit Year1979
HabitatWood pulp from Coniferae, Sweden.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 10788, ATCC 15385, CCRC 20306, DBVPG 6740, IAM 13469, IFO 0559, IGC 4416, JCM 3792, MUCL 30249, NRRL Y-1091, VKM Y-334
ReferenceRennerfelt, Sven.Skogsvarsforeningens Tidskr. 35: 47-159, 1937. Banno I . Studies on the sexuality of Rhodotorula. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 13: 167-196, 1967. Suh et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 39: 295-302, 1993 (DNA content). Sampaio, Can.J.Microbiol. 45: 491-512, 1999 (aromatic compounds). Sugiyama et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 31: 519-550, 1985 (GC,CoQ). Tsuchiya et al., Yokohama Med.Bull. 8: 215-224, 1957 (serotype). Akhtar et al., J.Food Lipids 5: 283-297, 299-311, 1998. Hodgins DS. Yeast phenylalanine ammonia-lyase. Purification, properties, and the identification of catalytically essential dehydroalanine. J. Biol. Chem. 246: 2977-2985, 1971. Ogata K, et al. Method for the production of 5'-nucleotides. US Patent 3,139,385 dated Jun 30 1964. J. Biotechnol. 8: 221-238, 1988. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 38: 784-789, 1993. Hakkokogaku 58: 349-353, 1980. Agric. Biol. Chem. 54: 2839-2843, 1990. Yoon SH, Rhee JA . Quantitative physiology of Rhodotorula glutinis for microbial lipid production. Process Biochem. 18(5): 2-4, 1983a. Yoon SH , et al.. Effect of carbon and nitrogen sources on lipid production of Rhodotorula gracilis. J. Ferment. Technol. 60: 243-246, 1982. Yoon SH , Rhee JS . Lipid from yeast fermentation: Effects of cultural conditions on lipid production and its characteristics of Rhodotorula glutinis. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 60: 1281-1286, 1983b.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)1
Max Broth Breadth (µm)3
Min Broth Length (µm)2
Max Broth Length (µm)5
Min Agar Breadth (µm)1
Max Agar Breadth (µm)3
Min Agar Length (µm)1
Max Agar Length (µm)4
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourPink
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 Growth -
Cyclohex 100 -
Cyclohex 1000 -
Glucose Growth 50 -
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic -
Acid Production -
Growth 37Unknown
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease Activity -
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data