PYCC 8328
PYCC 8328
General Information
Taxonomy
1 - Taxon name
Wickerhamiella drosophilae
2 - Classification
Ascomycota
3 - Strain (species name) changes
Candida drosophilae
4 - Status of the strain
Type strain of Wickerhamiella drosophilae
5 - Basis for identification
Molecular (whole genome sequence)
6 - Identified by
A. Pontes
Other Collections
7 - Original strain number
UWOPS 91-716.3
8 - Accession numbers in other collections
NRRL Y-27366; CBS 8459
Biosafety and restrictions
9 - Biological Safety Level
BSL-1
10 - Access and Benefit Sharing (CBD, Nagoya protocol)
No known ABS restrictions
Strain details
11 - PYCC strain status
Open
12 - Mediterranean strain
No
13 - Substrate of isolation
flower of Ipomoea indica (morning glory)
14 - Category of substrate
Vascular plants, mosses & algae
15 - Locality
Orchard, Mi 51, Hawaii Island
16 - Country of origin
USA
18 - Sample Collected by
M.-A. Lachance, 1991
19 - Isolated by and date of isolation
NA
20 - Isolation details
NA
21 - Deposited by
NRRL, Feb. 2019
22 - History
M.A. Lachance > NRRL > PYCC
23 - Preservation
Glass beads; 20% Glycerol; -150ºC
24 - Price per culture
90€
25 - Remarks
NA
Growth conditions
26 - Medium for growth
YMA
Molecular data
Bibliography
Title
Flowers as a reservoir of yeast diversity: description of Wickerhamiella nectarea f.a. sp. nov., and Wickerhamiella natalensis f.a. sp. nov. from South African flowers and pollinators, and transfer of related Candida species to the genus Wickerhamiella as new combination