NCYC 375

Pichia kluyveri

Depositor

J.C.M. Fornachon via E.M. Mrak

Deposit Date

August 1953

Habitat

Unknown

Details

Pichia kluyveri

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Initially identified as Wickerhamomyces anomalus. This was questioned by Irina Tsitko of VTT culture collection in Finland in March 2025, so we did a 26s ID and she was correct, it is Pichia kluyveri. Designation changed 28/4/25. Internal note, see OC/investigations folder.
DepositorJ.C.M. Fornachon via E.M. Mrak
Deposit NameHansenula schneggii
Month of depositAugust
Deposit Year1953
HabitatUnknown
Equivalent Strain DesignationsUnknown
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature33
Miniumum Temperature16
Maximum Temperature35

Cells

ShapeOval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)9
Min Agar Breadth (µm)4
Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
Min Agar Length (µm)5
Max Agar Length (µm)10
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarWhite
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarWrinkled
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesUnknown
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationVerticils
Blastospore HabitatSingle
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

GlucoseWeak/Latent
GalactoseWeak/Latent
SucroseWeak/Latent
MaltoseWeak/Latent
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble StarchUnknown
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4Unknown
KNO3+
EthylamineUnknown
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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