NCYC 1479

Phaffomyces opuntiae

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia opuntiae var. opuntiae

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 36837, CBS 7011, IFO 10022, NRRL Y-11708, UCD 77-42

Depositor

H.J. Phaff

Deposit Date

March 1983

Habitat

Opuntia inermis (prickly-pear cactus), Yarrawonga, Australia.

Details

Phaffomyces opuntiae

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Mating type: alpha
DepositorH.J. Phaff
Deposit NamePichia opuntiae var. opuntiae
Month of depositMarch
Deposit Year1983
HabitatOpuntia inermis (prickly-pear cactus), Yarrawonga, Australia.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 36837, CBS 7011, IFO 10022, NRRL Y-11708, UCD 77-42
ReferenceStarmer WT , et al. Pichia opuntiae, a new heterothallic species of yeast found in decaying cladodes of Opuntia inermis and in necrotic tissue of cereoid cacti. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 29: 159-167, 1979.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature30.5
Miniumum Temperature6
Maximum Temperature33

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)3
Max Broth Length (µm)5
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)8
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarBrown
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarWrinkled
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring Colour N/A
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatNot Climbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
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

AssayNo
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 Growth -
Cyclohex 100 -
Cyclohex 1000 -
Glucose Growth 50 -
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic -
Acid Production -
Growth 37 -
Growth 40 -
Arbutin Hydrolysis +
Urease Activity -
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantWeak/Latent

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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