PYCC 5107
1 - Taxon name
Rhodotorula sphaerocarpa
2 - Classification
Basidiomycota
3 - Strain (species name) changes
Rhodosporidium sphaerocarpum
4 - Status of the strain
NA
7 - Original strain number
BB8
11 - PYCC strain status
Open
12 - Mediterranean strain
Yes
13 - Substrate of isolation
solar saltern
14 - Category of substrate
Other
15 - Locality
Alcochete, Samouco, Salina do Brito
16 - Country of origin
Portugal
19 - Isolated by and date of isolation
J.F. Almeida
21 - Deposited by
J. Almeida
22 - History
J.F. Almeida > PYCC
23 - Preservation
Glass beads; 20% Glycerol; -150ºC
24 - Price per culture
85€
26 - Medium for growth
YMA
F1 D-Glucose
-
C1 D-Glucose
+
C6 D-Xylose
+
C7 L-Arabinose
+
C16 Arbutin spliting
W
C17 Melibiose
-
C18 Lactose
-
C19 Raffinose
W
C20 Melezitose
+
C22 Starch
W
C24 Erythritol
-
C29 D-Mannitol
W
C30 Galactitol
W
C36 D-Glucuronate
-
C40 Citrate
W
C41 Methanol
-
C42 Ethanol
-
N1 Nitrate
-
N3 Ethylamine
+
N4 L-Lysine
+
V1 w/o vitamins
+
T1 Growth at 25ºC
+
T1 Growth at 30ºC
+
T3 Growth at 35ºC
+
T4 Growth at 37ºC
+
T5 Growth at 40ºC
-
O2 Cycloheximide 0.1%
W
Title
Evidence for maintenance of sex determinants but not of sexual stages in red yeasts a group of early diverged basidiomycetes