Cryptococcus uniguttulatus (Wolfram et Zach) Phaff et Fell, anamorph
Application
Biomedical Research and Development Material
Biosafety Level
2
Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
yes
Preceptrol®
no
Genome Sequenced Strain
Yes
Mating Type
a
Comments
Genome sequencing strain (RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Japan)
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 324: Malt extract agar
Kwon-Chung KJ. Perfect state of Cryptococcus uniguttulatus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 27: 293-299, 1977.
Fell JW, et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000. PubMed: 10843082
Takashima M, Nakase T. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Cryptococcus and related species based on the sequences of 18S rDNA and internal transcribed spacer regions. Microbiol Cult Collect 15: 35-47, 1999.
Scorzetti G, et al. Systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts: a comparison of large subunit D1/D2 and internal transcribed spacer rDNA regions. FEMS Yeast Res. 2: 495–517, 2002. PubMed: 12702266
McTaggart LR, et al. Rapid identification of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J. Clin. Microbiol. 49: 3050-3053, 2011. PubMed: 21653762
