NCYC 3271

Yarrowia lipolytica

Taxon Synonyms

Yarrowia lipolytica

Equivalent Strain Designations

Single isolate from mixed culture Y22

Depositor

Dr. N.A. Olasupo, Lagos Sate University, Nigeria.

Deposit Date

November 2004

Habitat

Sugar cane peels, Alaba-Rago dumping site, Ojo, Nigeria.

Details

Yarrowia lipolytica

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Shows 100 % seq. identity to Yarrowia lipolytica type strain.
DepositorDr. N.A. Olasupo, Lagos Sate University, Nigeria.
Deposit NameYarrowia lipolytica
Month of depositNovember
Deposit Year2004
HabitatSugar cane peels, Alaba-Rago dumping site, Ojo, Nigeria.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsSingle isolate from mixed culture Y22
ReferenceOlasupo, N.A., Bakre, S., Teniola, O.D. and James, S. A. (2003) Identification of yeasts isolated from Nigerian sugar cane peels. Journal of Basic Microbiology 6, 530-533.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound to Long-Oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
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)8
ArrangementSingle, in chains and groups
Colour on AgarCream / Pale Tan
Surface on AgarSlighty shiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring Colour N/A
Pellicle in BrothThin
Pellicle AppearanceMilky
Pellicle HabitatClimbing

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormCandida+Mycocandida
BlastosporesFew
Blastospore ShapeRound/Oval
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
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 Tolerant10%
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose -
Galactose -
Sucrose -
Maltose -
Cellobiose -
Trehalose -
Lactose -
MelibioseUnknown
Raffinose -
Melizitose -
Inulin -
Soluble Starch -
Xylose -
AMD Glucoside -

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine +
Cadaverine +
Lysine +

Other

Vitamin Free GrowthUnknown
Cyclohex 100 +
Cyclohex 1000 +
Glucose Growth 50 +
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic +
Acid Production -
Growth 37 +
Growth 40 -
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease Activity -
Starch Production -
Acid Tolerant -

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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