NCYC 744

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Taxon Synonyms

Candida kefyr

Equivalent Strain Designations

UD 829

Depositor

Dr. W.A. Cox

Deposit Date

February 1970

Habitat

Isolated from 'real fruit' yoghurt.

Details

Kluyveromyces marxianus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Production of lactase from whey (Maiorella & Castillo 1984); regulation of ß -D-galactosidase synthesis (Pedrique & Castillo 1982)
DepositorDr. W.A. Cox
Deposit NameCandida pseudotropicalis
Month of depositFebruary
Deposit Year1970
HabitatIsolated from 'real fruit' yoghurt.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsUD 829
ReferenceMaiorella, B.L. & Castillo, F.J. 1984. Ethanol, biomass and enzyme production for whey waste abatement. Process Biochemistry 19, 157-161. Pedrique, M. & Castillo, F.J.1982. Regulation of b-D-galactosidase synthesis in Candida pseudotropicalis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 43, 303-310.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature43
Miniumum Temperature11
Maximum Temperature46

Cells

ShapeElongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)7
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)15
Min Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Min Agar Length (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Length (µm)Unknown
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesUnknown
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationVerticils
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesAbsent
Ascospore ShapeN/A
Ascospore WallN/A
Ascospores No Per AscusN/A
Ascus ShapeN/A
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose +
Sucrose +
Maltose -
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose +
Melibiose -
Raffinose +
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free Growth -
Cyclohex 100 -
Cyclohex 1000 -
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic -
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37 +
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch Production -
Acid Tolerant +

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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