PYCC 7076
1 - Taxon name
Starmerella bombicola
2 - Classification
Ascomycota
3 - Strain (species name) changes
NA
4 - Status of the strain
Type strain of Starmerella bombicola
5 - Basis for identification
Molecular (whole genome sequence)
6 - Identified by
Ana Pontes, Sept. 2023
7 - Original strain number
PRL 319-67
8 - Accession numbers in other collections
JMC 9596; ATCC 22214; BCRC 21323; CBS 6009; DBVPG 6870; HUT 7803; IFO 10243; NBRC 10243; NRIC 1806; NRRL Y-17069
9 - Biological Safety Level
BSL-1
10 - Access and Benefit Sharing (CBD, Nagoya protocol)
No known ABS restrictions
11 - PYCC strain status
Open
12 - Mediterranean strain
No
13 - Substrate of isolation
Honey of Bombus sp.
14 - Category of substrate
Food & beverages
15 - Locality
Unknown
16 - Country of origin
unknown
18 - Sample Collected by
NA
19 - Isolated by and date of isolation
NA
20 - Isolation details
NA
21 - Deposited by
JCM
22 - History
JCM > PYCC
23 - Preservation
Glass beads; 20% Glycerol; -150ºC
24 - Price per culture
85€
25 - Remarks
Whole genome sequencing of PYCC 7076 (Sept 2023) suggests that it is distinct from JCM 9596. As such, PYCC 7076 should be seen as a strain of S. bombicola but not as the type strain of this species
26 - Medium for growth
YMA