Table 3.
Physiological and other phenotypic test results of 20 selected strains of each species.
| Accession number | PST (mM) | 5% NaCl | 10% NaCl | 5% MgCl2 | 10% MgCl2 | Cycloheximide | Lipolysis | Proteolysis | Hemolysis | Urease | 20% Sucrose | 40% Sucrose | 60% Sucrose | Cell shape 24°C | Cell shape 37°C | Capsule/EPS 24°C | Capsule/EPS 37°C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. SPINIFERA | |||||||||||||||||
| CBS 101533 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | ++ | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | C | − |
| CBS 101539 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | w | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS 116557 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | + | ++ | + | − | Hyphae | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS 425.92 | 12 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | w | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS 667.76 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | ++ | ++ | − | − | Meristematic | Meristematic/Hyphae | C | − |
| CBS 670.76 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | − | ++ | − | − | combination | Hyphae | C | − |
| CBS 126013 | 12 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | − | − | Meristematic | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS 127023 | 12 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS126726 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | w | ++ | − | − | Meristematic | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS 131564 | 12 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | − | − | Yeast | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS 101543 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | − | − | Yeast | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS 102179 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | ++ | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Yeast | C | − |
| CBS 119098 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | ++ | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | C | − |
| BMU 00048 | 9 | + | + | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | − | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | C | − |
| BMU 00049 | 12 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | ++ | ++ | + | − | Hyphae | Hyphae/Meristematic | C | − |
| CBS 125607 | 12 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | − | + | W | ++ | + | − | Hyphae/Meristematic | Meristematic | C | − |
| CBS 129971 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | − | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Hyphae | C | − |
| CBS 269.28 | 6 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | ++ | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Hyphae | C | − |
| CBS 899.68 | 9 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | − | − | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | C | − |
| CBS 194.61 | 12 | + | − | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | C | − |
| E. DERMATITIDIS | |||||||||||||||||
| CBS 134010 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | ++ | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Yeast/Hyphae | E | E |
| CBS 120483 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | − | − | Meristematic | Yeast/Hyphae | E | E |
| CBS 552.90 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast | − | − |
| CBS 525.76 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | W | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast | E | E |
| CBS 292.49 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | E | E |
| CBS 120443 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Yeast | E | E |
| CBS 120550 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast | E | E |
| CBS 578.76 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast/Hyphae | E | E |
| CBS 115663 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | E | E |
| CBS 207.35 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast | E | E |
| CBS 686.92 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast | E | E |
| CBS 120429 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | W | ++ | − | − | very slow growth | E | E | |
| CBS 120473 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | ++ | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast | E | E |
| CBS 120472 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Hyphae | E | E |
| CBS 109144 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | W | ++ | + | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | E | E |
| CBS 109149 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | − | − | Yeast/Hyphae | Yeast/Hyphae | E | − |
| CBS 132754 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | − | − | Yeast | Yeast | E | − |
| CBS 123474 | 6 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | − | − | Meristematic | Meristematic | E | − |
| CBS 132758 | 3 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast | E | − |
| CBS 109154 | 9 | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | − | Yeast | Yeast | E | − |
EPS, extracellular polysaccharide; PST, Peroxide stress tolerance (maximum concentration tolerated). W or w, weak positive; +, positive; ++, strong positive; −, negative.