NCYC 494

Wickerhamomyces bisporus

Taxon Synonyms

Pichia bispora

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 10627, CBS 1890, CCRC 20468, IFO 0803, JCM 3590, NRRL Y-1482.

Depositor

L.J. Wickerham, NRRL.

Deposit Date

April 1957

Habitat

Tunnel of Ips typographus (bark beetle), under bark of spruce, Austria.

Details

Wickerhamomyces bisporus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Produces lipases active at pH 5.5 and 7.5 (Hou CT, 1994).
DepositorL.J. Wickerham, NRRL.
Deposit NameEndomycopsis bispora
Month of depositApril
Deposit Year1957
HabitatTunnel of Ips typographus (bark beetle), under bark of spruce, Austria.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 10627, CBS 1890, CCRC 20468, IFO 0803, JCM 3590, NRRL Y-1482.
ReferenceBeck, Ann.Mycol. 20: 219-227, 1922. Fuson et al., Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 29: 64-69, 1979 (DNA). Yamada et al., J.Gen.Appl.Microbiol. 19: 189-208, 1973 (CoQ.) Wickerham, L.J. 1951. taxonomy of yeasts. Technical Bulletin No. 1029, United States Dept. of Agriculture. Synonomy of the yeast genera Hansenula and Pichia demonstrated through comparisons of DNA relatedness. Kurtzman, C.P., Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 50, 209-217, 1984. Pridham TG. New names and new combinations in the order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917. U.S. Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1424: 1-55, 1970. Hou CT. pH dependence and thermostability of lipases from cultures from the ARS Culture Collection. J. Ind. Microbiol. 13: 242-248, 1994.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeElongated
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)39
Min Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Breadth (µm)Unknown
Min Agar Length (µm)Unknown
Max Agar Length (µm)Unknown
ArrangementChains
Colour on AgarYellow
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarRough
Deposit in BrothSlimy
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumIll Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesFew
Blastospore ShapeOval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatIn Chains
True MyceliumPresent
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

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 HydrolysisWeak/Latent
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch ProductionUnknown
Acid TolerantUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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