NCYC 1449

Starmerella bombicola

Taxon Synonyms

Candida bombicola

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 22214, CBS 6009, CCRC 21323, CCRC 22302, DBVPG 6870, IFO 1449, IFO 10243, JCM 9596, NRIC 1806, NRRL Y-17069.

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

February 1983

Habitat

Honey of Bombus sp.

Details

Starmerella bombicola

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose+
Galactose+
Sorbose-
SucroseWeak/Latent
Maltose-
Cellobiose-
Trehalose-
Lactose-
Melibiose-
Raffinose-
Melezitose-
Inulun-
Soluble Starch-
Xylose-
L Arabinose-
D Arabinose-
RiboseWeak/Latent
Rhamnose-
Ethanol+
Glycerol+
Erythritol-
Ribitol-
Galactitol-
Mannitol+
Sorbitol+
AMD Glucoside-
Salicin-
Lactic Acid-
Succinic Acid-
Citric Acid-
Inositol-
Gluconolactone+
Glucosamine-
Methanol-
XylitolUnknown

Strain Information

Information
Mating type: h+ Produces sophorose lipids. Type strain of Starmerella bombicola. Type strain of Torulopsis bombicola.
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameCandida bombicola, Torulopsis bombicola, Starmerella bombico
Month of depositFebruary
Deposit Year1983
HabitatHoney of Bombus sp.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 22214, CBS 6009, CCRC 21323, CCRC 22302, DBVPG 6870, IFO 1449, IFO 10243, JCM 9596, NRIC 1806, NRRL Y-17069.
ReferenceHommel RK , et al. Production of sophorose lipid by Candida (Torulopsis) apicola grown on glucose. J. Biotechnol. 33: 147-155, 1994. McCaffrey W , Cooper DG . Sophorolipids production by Candida bombicola using self-cycling fermentation. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 79: 146-151, 1995. Spencer JF , et al. Torulopsis bombicola sp. n.. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 36: 129-133, 1970. Brakemeier A , et al. Novel sophorose lipids from microbial conversion of 2-alkanols. Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 1183-1188, 1995. Rau U , et al. Influence of substrate supply on the production of sophorose lipids by Candida bombicola. Biotechnol. Lett. 18: 149-154, 1996. Rosa CA , Lachance MA . The yeast genus Starmerella gen. nov. and Starmerella bombicola sp. nov., the teleomorph of Candida bombicola (Spencer, Gorin & Tullock) Meyer & Yarrow. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 1413-1417, 1998. Casas JA , Garcia-Ochoa F . Sophorolipid production by Candida bombicola: medium composition and culture methods. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 88: 488-494, 1999. Kurtzman CP , Robnett CJ . Identification of clinically important ascomycetous yeasts based on nucleotide divergence in the 5' end of the large-subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA gene. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 1216-1223, 1997. Ito S , et al.. Growth of yeasts on n-alkanes: inhibition by a lactonic sophorolipid produced by Torulopsis bombicola. Agric. Biol. Chem. 44: 2221-2223, 1980. Gobbert U , et al.. Sophorose lipid formation by resting cells of Torulopsis bombicola. Biotechnol. Lett. 6: 225-230, 1984. Krivobok S , et al.. Production and toxicity assessment of sophorosides from Torulopsis bombicola. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 1247-1250, 1994. Davila AM , et al.. Sophorose lipid production from lipidic precursors: predictive evaluation of industrial substrates. J. Ind. Microbiol. 13: 249-257, 1994. Hommel RK , Huse K . Regulation of sophorose lipid production by Candida (Torulopsis) apicola. Biotechnol. Lett. 15: 853-858, 1993.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature28.8
Miniumum Temperature14
Maximum Temperature31.3

Cells

ShapeElongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)3
Min Broth Length (µm)10
Max Broth Length (µm)20
Min Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Min Agar Length (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Length (µm)Unknown
ArrangementChains
Colour on AgarBrown
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarWrinkled
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
BlastosporesUnknown
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
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

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 ProductionWeak/Latent
Growth 37-
Growth 40-
Arbutin Hydrolysis-
Urease Activity-
Starch Production-
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data