NCYC 1566

Scheffersomyces stipitis

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia stipitis

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 62971, CBS 5775, LY 1323, NRRL Y-11543

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

August 1984

Habitat

Insect larva, on fruit tree, Lyon, France.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Scheffersomyces stipitis

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Ferments xylan. Produces ethanol.
DepositorCBS
Deposit NamePichia stipitis
Month of depositAugust
Deposit Year1984
HabitatInsect larva, on fruit tree, Lyon, France.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 62971, CBS 5775, LY 1323, NRRL Y-11543
ReferenceLee H , et al.. Utilization of xylan by yeasts and its conversion to ethanol by Pichia stipitis strains. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 52: 320-324, 1986. Pereira N Jr, Bu'lock JD . Cell walls proteins and their involvement in the flocculation of Pichia stipitis. Rev. Microbiol. 24: 132-139, 1993. Prior BA , et al.. Fermentation of D-xylose by the yeasts Candida shehatae and Pichia stipitis: prospects and problems. Process Biochem. 24: 21-32, 1989. Kurtzman, A.v.Leeuwenhoek 57: 215-222, 1990 (DNA) Pignal, Bull.Mens.Soc.Linn.Lyon 36: 163-168, 1967.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeUnknown
Min Broth Breadth (µm)Unknown
Max Broth Breadth (µm)Unknown
Min Broth Length (µm)Unknown
Max Broth Length (µm)Unknown
Min Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Min Agar Length (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Length (µm)Unknown
ArrangementUnknown
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarRough
Deposit in BrothUnknown
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring Colour N/A
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingUnknown
FissionUnknown

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesFew
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumUnknown
Clamp ConnectionsUnknown

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesUnknown

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 Tolerant -
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose +
SucroseWeak/Latent
MaltoseWeak/Latent
Cellobiose -
TrehaloseWeak/Latent
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
Melezitose -
Inulin -
Soluble StarchWeak/Latent
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideWeak/Latent

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
Cadaverine +
LysineUnknown

Other

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

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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