Kluyveromyces marxianus

PTCC No.: 
5211
Other collection No.: 
ATCC 36907, NCYC 587
Culture condition: 
40°C, Aerobic
Information: 
<- ATCC <- NCYC <- M. Ingram 351 (Saccharomyces fragilis)Alternate state: Candida kefyr, anamorph (NCYC 587). Isolated from souring figs, California, USA. Degrades whey. Produces beta-galactosidase. Produces biomass. Produces inulinase (endoinulinase). Produces killer toxin.
Literature: 

Taxonomy (J Bacteriol 1942, 44: 441. PubMed: 16560582). Beta-galactosidase production (Arch Biochem Biophys 1951, 33: 212. PubMed: 14886003). Inulinase production (Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 1996, 45: 158-161). Whey utilization (Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 1996, 45: 158-161, Process Biochem. 1984, 19: 157-161). Killer toxin (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 1978, 44: 59-77, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2000, 66: 5348-5352. PubMed: 11097913)

Supplied as: 
Freeze-dried
Risk group: 
1