Filobasidiella bacillispora Kwon-Chung (ATCC? 32609?)
Alternate State: Cryptococcus gattii (Vanbreuseghem et Takashio) Kwon-Chung et Boekhout / Strain Designations: NIH 444 [CBS 6956] / Product Format: freeze-dried
Deposited As
Filobasidiella neoformans Kwon-Chung, teleomorph
Strain Designations
NIH 444 [CBS 6956]
Alternate State
Cryptococcus gattii (Vanbreuseghem et Takashio) Kwon-Chung et Boekhout
Application
Biomedical Research and Development Material
Biosafety Level
2
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Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80℃ or colder
Freeze-Dried: 2℃ to 8℃
Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Antigenic Properties
serotype B Ref
Preceptrol?
no
Genome Sequenced Strain
Yes
Mating Type
mating type alpha Ref
Comments
Genome sequencing strain (J. Craig Venter Institute, USA)
Morphology
After 3 days on YM medium at 30℃, colony is cream-colored, smooth, mucoid. Cells are globose or ovoidal, thick-walled.
Medium
ATCC? Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC? Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC? Medium 323: Malt agar medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25℃ to 30℃
Atmosphere: Typical aerobic
Sequenced Data
18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
TCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCAGTAGAGAATACTGGACTTCGGTCCATTTATCTACCCATCTACACCTGTGAACTGTTTATGTGCTTCGGCACGTTTTACACAAACTTCTAAATGTAATGAATGTAATCTTATTATAACAATAATAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTTCCACATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAGTCTTTGAACGCAACTTGCGCCCTTTGGTATTCCGAAGGGCATGCCTGTTTGAGAGTCATGAAAATCTCAATCCCTCAGGTTTTATTACCTGTTGGACTTGGATTTGGGTGTTTGCCGCGACCTGCAAAGGACGTCGGCTCGCCTTAAATGTGTTAGTGGGAAGGTGATTACCTGTCAGCCCGGCGTAATAAGTTTCGCTGGGCCTATGGGGTAGTCTTCGGCTTGCTGATAACAACCATCTCTTTTTGTTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGGCTACCCGCTGAACTTAA
D1D2 region of the 28S ribosomal RNA gene
GTCGTTTAAAGCCATTTTGTCAACATCCTAAGCTCGAACGTGGGCGAACCCCGGCCATAAAGGCGAGCTGCATTCCTCAGTCCCAACCAGTGTATGCGACAGGAGGCTATAACACACCCCGAAGAGTGCCACATTCCTCCAGCCCTTATCCACCGATCAGAACTGATGTTGACCCGTCTAAAGGGAATACACCAGCAGAACTGGCTGAACCCAATAGACACGACTGACTTCAATCGTTTCCCTTTCAACAATTTCACGTACTGTTTAACTCTCTTTCCAAAGTGCTTTTCATCTTTCCCTCACGGTACTTGTTCGCTATCGGTCTTCCACCAATATTTAGCTTTAGATGGAGTTTACCACCCATTTTGCGCTACACTCCCAAGTAACGCGACTCGTAGAAAACGTATCACAGAGCACTGGTGATCGTGTCAAGTACGGGATTGTCACCCTCTTTGATACCCTATTCCAAGGGACTTAGACACGGTCCAGCACGGAAAACGTTTCTGTAGATTACAACTCGGACGCCCGGAGGACGCCAGATTTCAAATTTGAGCTCTTCCCGGTTCACTCGCCGTTACTAAGGGAATCCTTGTTAGTTTCTTTTCCTCCGCTTATTGATATG
Morphology
After 3 days on YM medium at 30℃, colony is cream-colored, smooth, mucoid. Cells are globose or ovoidal, thick-walled.
Name of Depositor
KJ Kwon-Chung
Isolation
Sputum, Washington, USA
References
Kwon-Chung KJ, et al. (1557) Proposal to conserve the name Cryptococcus gattii against C. hondurianus and C. basillisporus (Basidiomycota, Hymenomycetes, Tremello-mycetidae) Taxon 51: 804-806, 2002.
type strain of Filobasidiella bacillispora, mating type alpha
Schmeding KA, et al. Sexual compatibility between serotypes of Filobasidiella neoformans (Cryptococcus neoformans). Curr. Microbiol. 5: 133-138, 1981.
Kwon-Chung KJ. A new species of Filobasidiella, the sexual state of Cryptococcus neoformans B and C serotypes. Mycologia 68: 942-946, 1976.
Type Strain
yes (type strain of Filobasidiella bacillispora, mating type alpha)
