NCYC 1483

Yamadazyma mexicana

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia mexicana

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 42175, CBS 7066, CCRC 22207, JCM 1835, NRRL Y-11818, NRRL Y-11991, UCD 76-308A, UCD 76-308.1.

Depositor

H.J. Phaff

Deposit Date

March 1983

Habitat

Soft rot of Stenocereus gummosis (agria cactus), Palmilla, Baja California, Mexico.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Yamadazyma mexicana

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Mating type: + Type strain of Pichia mexicana.
DepositorH.J. Phaff
Deposit NamePichia mexicana
Month of depositMarch
Deposit Year1983
HabitatSoft rot of Stenocereus gummosis (agria cactus), Palmilla, Baja California, Mexico.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 42175, CBS 7066, CCRC 22207, JCM 1835, NRRL Y-11818, NRRL Y-11991, UCD 76-308A, UCD 76-308.1.
ReferenceMiranda M , et al. Pichia mexicana, a new heterothallic yeast from cereoid cacti in the North American Sonoran Desert. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 32: 101-107, 1982. Billon-Grand G . A new ascosporogenous yeast genus: Yamadazyma gen. nov.. Mycotaxon 35: 201-204, 1989.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature35
Miniumum Temperature11
Maximum Temperature38

Cells

ShapeUnknown
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)Unknown
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)3
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)Unknown
ArrangementUnknown
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarWrinkled
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceIslands
Pellicle HabitatNot Climbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly Branched
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

AssayNo
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidNo

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

GlucoseWeak/Latent
GalactoseWeak/Latent
Sucrose-
Maltose-
CellobioseWeak/Latent
TrehaloseWeak/Latent
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
Melizitose-
Inulin-
Soluble Starch-
XyloseUnknown
AMD Glucoside-

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4+
KNO3-
Ethylamine+
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free Growth-
Cyclohex 100Weak/Latent
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
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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