NCYC 1510

Pseudozyma tsukubaensis

Taxon Synonyms

Pseudozyma tsukubaensis

Equivalent Strain Designations

18-4-1, ATCC 24555, CBS 6389, CBS 422.96, IFO 1940, IGC 4855, NRRL Y-7792

Depositor

Dr. J.A. Barnett

Deposit Date

February 1980

Habitat

Flower, Mount Tsukuba, Japan.

Details

Pseudozyma tsukubaensis

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Cryptococcus tsukubaensis. Produces thermostable, nonspecific lipase (Ishii M , 1993). Produces alpha-glucosidase (maltase) (Kinsella BT, 1991a; Kinsella BT, 1991b). Produces glucoamylase (De Mot R, 1985). Produces lipase (Ishii M , 1993).
DepositorDr. J.A. Barnett
Deposit NameCandida tsukubaensis, Cryptococcus tsukubaensis
Month of depositFebruary
Deposit Year1980
HabitatFlower, Mount Tsukuba, Japan.
Equivalent Strain Designations18-4-1, ATCC 24555, CBS 6389, CBS 422.96, IFO 1940, IGC 4855, NRRL Y-7792
ReferenceIshii M. Thermally stable and positionally non-specific lipase isolated from Candida. US Patent 5,273,898 dated Dec 28 1993 Onishi H . Candida tsukubaensis sp. nov. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 38: 365-367, 1972. Kinsella B.T. , et al. Molecular cloning and characterization of a Candida tsukubaensis alpha-glucosidase gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr. Genet. 20: 45-52, 1991a. Kinsella BT , et al. Primary structure and processing of the Candida tsukubaensis alpha- glucosidase. Homology with the rabbit intestinal sucrase-isomaltase complex and human lysosomal alpha-glucosidase. Eur. J. Biochem. 202: 657-664, 1991b. De Mot R , et al. Purification and characterization of an extracellular glucoamylase from the yeast Candida tsukubaensis. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 51: 275-287, 1985.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeElongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)Unknown
Max Broth Breadth (µm)Unknown
Min Broth Length (µm)Unknown
Max Broth Length (µm)Unknown
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 BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourWhite
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchN/A
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
BlastosporesN/A
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
True MyceliumPresent
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 -
Xylose -
AMD Glucoside -

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 +
Ethylamine +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free GrowthWeak/Latent
Cyclohex 100 -
Cyclohex 1000 -
Glucose Growth 50 -
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic -
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37 -
Growth 40 -
Arbutin Hydrolysis +
Urease Activity +
Starch Production -
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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