NCYC 856

Sporopachydermia cereana

Taxon Synonyms

Sporopachydermia cereana

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 26895, ATCC 38532, CBS 6644, CCRC 22599, DBVPG 6098, IFO 10013, IGC 4163, NRRL Y-7798, UCD 72-313.

Depositor

Dr. H.J. Phaff, University of California, USA.

Deposit Date

March 1977

Habitat

Cereus giganteus (saguaro cactus), Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Sporopachydermia cereana. Type strain of Cryptococcus cereanus.
DepositorDr. H.J. Phaff, University of California, USA.
Deposit NameCryptococcus cereana
Month of depositMarch
Deposit Year1977
HabitatCereus giganteus (saguaro cactus), Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 26895, ATCC 38532, CBS 6644, CCRC 22599, DBVPG 6098, IFO 10013, IGC 4163, NRRL Y-7798, UCD 72-313.
ReferencePhaff HJ , et al. Cryptococcus cereanus, a new species of the genus Cryptococcus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 24: 486-490, 1974. Aono R . Taxonomic distribution of alkali-tolerant yeasts. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)1
Max Broth Breadth (µm)3
Min Broth Length (µm)2
Max Broth Length (µm)10
Min Agar Breadth (µm)1
Max Agar Breadth (µm)3
Min Agar Length (µm)5
Max Agar Length (µm)10
ArrangementChains
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumIll Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchNot Branching
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

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

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4+
KNO3-
Ethylamine+
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free GrowthUnknown
Cyclohex 100+
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60-
Lipolytic-
Acid Production-
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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