NCYC 6

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Taxon Synonyms

Candida kefyr

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 4135, CBS 607, DBVPG 6161, JCM 3760.

Depositor

A. Castellani

Deposit Date

Unknown 0

Habitat

Sputum in case of bronchomoniliasis, Sri Lanka.

Details

Kluyveromyces marxianus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
T of Endomyces pseudotropicalis, Castellani. Control strain for typing systems (Vazquez JA, et al, 1993). Bacterial resistance testing (ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1). Fungus resistance testing adhesives (ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1).
DepositorA. Castellani
Deposit NameCandida pseudotropicalis
Month of depositUnknown
Deposit Year0
HabitatSputum in case of bronchomoniliasis, Sri Lanka.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 4135, CBS 607, DBVPG 6161, JCM 3760.
ReferenceRudek W. Esterase activity in Candida species. J. Clin. Microbiol. 8: 756-759, 1978. Castellani A. Observations on fungi of the genus Endomyces affecting man in the tropics. Centralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. I Abt. 58: 236-238, 1911. 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. ASTM International. Standard Test Methods for Resistance of Adhesive Preparations in Container to Attack by Bacteria, Yeast, and Fungi. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International; ASTM Standard Test Method D 4783-01e1. Thanos M, et al. Rapid identification of Candida species by DNA fingerprinting with PCR. J. Clin. Microbiol. 34: 615-621, 1996.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeLong-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)3
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)12
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
Min Agar Length (µm)2
Max Agar Length (µm)12
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumIll 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 AscusUnknown
Ascus ShapeUnknown
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerNo
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose +
Sucrose +
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
Lipolytic -
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37Unknown
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin HydrolysisWeak/Latent
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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