NCYC 2690

Pichia membranifaciens

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia membranifaciens

Depositor

Dr. George, CTCRI, Kerala, India.

Deposit Date

Unknown 1995

Habitat

Palm 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
DepositorDr. George, CTCRI, Kerala, India.
Deposit NamePichia membranaefaciens
Month of depositUnknown
Deposit Year1995
HabitatPalm Wine
Equivalent Strain DesignationsUnknown
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeOval to Long-Oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)8
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)14
ArrangementSingle and in groups
Colour on AgarWhite
Surface on AgarSlighty shiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring Colour N/A
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

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

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesUnknown
Ascospore ShapeUnknown
Ascospore WallUnknown
Ascospores No Per AscusUnknown
Ascus ShapeUnknown
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt Tolerant<10%
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

GlucoseWeak/Latent
Galactose -
Sucrose -
Maltose -
Cellobiose -
Trehalose -
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
Melizitose -
Inulin -
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD Glucoside -

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
Cadaverine +
LysineUnknown

Other

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

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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