NCYC 539

Rhodotorula minuta var. minuta

Taxon Synonyms

Rhodotorula minuta var. minuta

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 32769, CBS 2177, CCRC 22483, IFO 0932, IGC 2812, MUCL 30425, NRRL Y-2004, UCD 48-23U, UCD 48-23.21.

Depositor

Dr. H. J. Phaff

Deposit Date

November 1958

Habitat

Shrimp, Aransas Bay, Gulf of Mexico, USA.

Details

Rhodotorula minuta var. minuta

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Rhodotorula texensis. Removal of L-phenylalanine from amino-acid mixtures.
DepositorDr. H. J. Phaff
Deposit NameRhodotorula minuta var. texensis
Month of depositNovember
Deposit Year1958
HabitatShrimp, Aransas Bay, Gulf of Mexico, USA.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 32769, CBS 2177, CCRC 22483, IFO 0932, IGC 2812, MUCL 30425, NRRL Y-2004, UCD 48-23U, UCD 48-23.21.
ReferencePhaff et al., Yeasts isolated from shrimp. Mycologia 44: 431-451, 1952. Vancanneyt et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 38: 363-377, 1992 (GC,CoQ,protein). Kawaguchi,K et al. Enzymatic elimination of L-phenylalanine from amino acid mixtures by acetone-dried cells of Rhodotorula texensis.Journal of Fermentation Technology (Hakko Kogaku Zasshi) 49:222-229,1971 (Removal of L-phenylalanine). Fell JW , et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature28
Miniumum Temperature18
Maximum Temperature30

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)7
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)8
ArrangementPairs
Colour on AgarPink
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourUnknown
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 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 -
Cellobiose -
Trehalose -
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
Melizitose -
Inulin -
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD Glucoside -

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4Unknown
KNO3 -
EthylamineUnknown
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free GrowthUnknown
Cyclohex 100Unknown
Cyclohex 1000Unknown
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60Unknown
Lipolytic -
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37Unknown
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch ProductionWeak/Latent
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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