NCYC 2651

Wickerhamomyces ciferrii

Taxon Synonyms

Wickerhamomyces ciferrii

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 14091, CBS 111, CCRC 22168, IFO 0793, JCM 3599, NRRL Y-1031

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

September 1995

Habitat

Fruit of Coumarouna punctata (Tonka-Bean)
Wickerhamomyces ciferrii

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Wickerhamomyces ciferrii

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Hansenula ciferrii Lodder. GenBank U74587 (26S rDNA). Alkali-tolerant at pH 10.
DepositorCBS
Deposit NamePichia ciferrii
Month of depositSeptember
Deposit Year1995
HabitatFruit of Coumarouna punctata (Tonka-Bean)
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 14091, CBS 111, CCRC 22168, IFO 0793, JCM 3599, NRRL Y-1031
ReferenceKurtzman, A.v. Leuwenhoek 50: 207-217, 1984. Lodder J . Uber einige durch dasCentraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures neuerworbene sporogene Hefearten. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. II Abt. 86: 227-253, 1932. 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 to Long-Oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)10
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)7
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)10
ArrangementSingle and in chains
Colour on AgarCream / Pale Beige
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-flocculent
Ring in BrothIncomplete
Ring ColourWhite
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell-formed
Pseudomycelium BranchRegular
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesPresent
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumPresent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

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

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt Tolerant10%
KillerUnknown
PlasmidAbsent

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
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 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis +
Urease Activity -
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantUnknown

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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