NCYC 601

Candida parapsilosis

Taxon Synonyms

Candida parapsilosis

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 22019, CBS 604, CCRC 20515, DBVPG 6150, DSM 5784, IFO 1396, IGC 2545, JCM 1785, KCTC 7653, NRRL Y-12969, UCD 61-27

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

May 1960

Habitat

Case of sprue in Man, Puerto Rico.

Details

Candida parapsilosis

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose+
Galactose+
SorboseWeak/Latent
Sucrose+
Maltose+
Cellobiose-
TrehaloseWeak/Latent
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
Melezitose+
Inulun-
Soluble Starch-
Xylose+
L Arabinose+
D Arabinose-
Ribose-
Rhamnose-
EthanolUnknown
Glycerol+
Erythritol-
Ribitol+
GalactitolUnknown
Mannitol+
Sorbitol+
AMD GlucosideUnknown
Salicin-
Lactic AcidUnknown
Succinic AcidUnknown
Citric AcidUnknown
Inositol-
GluconolactoneUnknown
GlucosamineUnknown
MethanolUnknown
XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

Information
Used for assay of itraconzaole. Used for assay of ketoconazole. Control strain for identification (Vazquez JA , et al.) Degrades hydroxybenzoate. Degrades phenol. Produces (S)-1,3-butanediol dehydrogenase. Produces lipase. Used in susceptibility testing.
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameCandida parapsilosis
Month of depositMay
Deposit Year1960
HabitatCase of sprue in Man, Puerto Rico.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 22019, CBS 604, CCRC 20515, DBVPG 6150, DSM 5784, IFO 1396, IGC 2545, JCM 1785, KCTC 7653, NRRL Y-12969, UCD 61-27
ReferenceAshford BK . Certain conditions of the gastro-intestinal tract in Porto Rico and their relation to tropical sprue. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 8: 507-538, 1928. Middelhoven, A.v.Leeuwenhoek 63: 125-144, 1993 (benzene catabolism). Suzuki & Nakase, Microbiol.Cult.Coll. 14: 49-62, 1998 (cell-wall comp.,CoQ). Stenderup & Bak, J.Gen.Microbiol. 52: 231-236, 1968 (GC). Shin et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 42: 481-491. 1996 (CoQ). Middelhoven WJ , et al. Degradation of some phenols and hydroxybenzoates by the imperfect ascomycetous yeasts Candida parapsilosis and Arxula adeninivorans: evidence for an operative gentisate pathway. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 62: 181-187, 1992. Rudek W . Esterase activity in Candida species. J. Clin. Microbiol. 8: 756-759, 1978. Lott TJ , et al. Genomic heterogeneity in the yeast Candida parapsilosis. Curr. Genet. 23: 463-467, 1993. Briand D , et al. Functioning and regioselectivity of the lipase of Candida parapsilosis (Ashford) Langeron and Talice in aqueous medium. New interpretation of regioselectivity taking acyl migration into account. Eur. J. Biochem. 228: 169-175, 1995. Zeng S , et al. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of culture collection strains of Candida species. J. Med. Vet. Mycol. 34: 293-297, 1996. Lott TJ , et al. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the 5-8S rDNA and adjacent ITS2 region of Candida albicans and related species. Yeast 9: 1199-1206, 1993. Vazquez JA , et al. Comparison of restriction enzyme analysis versus pulsed-field gradient gel electrophoresis as a typing system for Torulopsis glabrata and Candida species other than C. albicans. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 2021-2030, 1993. Brenner DJ , et al. Multisite reproducibility of colorimetric broth microdilution method for antifungal susceptibility testing of yeast isolates. J. Clin. Microbiol. 32: 1625-1628, 1994. Briand D , et al. Factors affecting the acyltransfer activity of the lipase from Candida parapsilosis in aqueous media. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 72: 1367-1373, 1995. Pfaller MA , et al. Selection of candidate quality control isolates and tentative quality control ranges for in vitro susceptibility testing of yeast isolates by National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards proposed standard methods. J. Clin. Microbiol. 32: 1650-1653, 1994. Lin D , et al. Three distinct genotypes within Candida parapsilosis from clinical sources. J. Clin. Microbiol. 33: 1815-1821, 1995. Yamamoto H , et al. Purification and characterization of (S)-1,3-butanediol dehydrogenase from Candida parapsilosis. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 59: 1769-1770, 1995. Rex JH , et al. Quality control guidelines for National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards--recommended broth macrodilution testing of ketoconazole and itraconazole. J. Clin. Microbiol. 34: 816-817, 1996. NCCLS. Reference method for broth dilution antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts; approved standard. Wayne, PA: NCCLS; NCCLS M27-A, 1997. Nebohacova M , et al. Isolation and expression of the gene encoding mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier (AAC) from the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis. Yeast 15: 1237-1242, 1999. Barns SM , et al. Evolutionary relationships among pathogenic Candida species and relatives. J. Bacteriol. 173: 2250-2255, 1991.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeElongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)14
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)7
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)9
ArrangementChains
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarWrinkled
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly Branched
Pseudomycelium FormMycotorula
BlastosporesFew
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+
GalactoseUnknown
SucroseWeak/Latent
Maltose-
Cellobiose-
Trehalose-
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble StarchUnknown
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4+
KNO3-
Ethylamine+
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free GrowthUnknown
Cyclohex 100Unknown
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60Unknown
LipolyticUnknown
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37Unknown
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis-
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch Production-
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data