NCYC 476

Cryptococcus curvatus

Taxon Synonyms

Cryptococcus curvatus

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 10567, CBS 570, DBVPG 6206, IFO 1159, IGC 2565, JCM 1532, NRRL Y-1511, VKM Y-2230

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

March 1956

Habitat

Sputum of tubercular patient, Netherlands 1932.

Details

Cryptococcus curvatus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Candida heveanensis var. curvata. Production of lipid, from whey.
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameCandida curvata
Month of depositMarch
Deposit Year1956
HabitatSputum of tubercular patient, Netherlands 1932.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 10567, CBS 570, DBVPG 6206, IFO 1159, IGC 2565, JCM 1532, NRRL Y-1511, VKM Y-2230
ReferenceDiddens & Lodder, Die anaskosporogenen Hefen, 2e Hälfte, 1942 p.310. Aono, System.Appl.Microbiol. 13: 394-397, 1990 (alkali tolerance). Matte, Biol.Cell. 68: 159-162, 1990 (VLP). Vancanneyt et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 17: 65-75, 1994 (CoQ,protein). Akhtar et al., J.Food Lipids 5: 283-297, 299-311, 1998.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeUnknown
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
Min Broth Length (µm)6
Max Broth Length (µm)10
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)5
Max Agar Length (µm)17
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarUnknown
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourWhite
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatNot Climbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesMany
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationVerticils
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-
Cellobiose-
Trehalose-
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 GrowthUnknown
Cyclohex 100Unknown
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60Unknown
Lipolytic+
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37-
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin HydrolysisWeak/Latent
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch ProductionWeak/Latent
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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