Characteristics of a thermotolerant strain of Candida krusei

✍ Scribed by Dr. Rita Kar; L. Viswanathan

• Book ID: 102388951
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 465 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0233-111X
• DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620270208

✦ Synopsis

A novel thermotolerant strain of Candida krusei was distinguished on the basis of its typical enzymatic, growth and respiratory properties. Unlike other thermotolerant Candida species and other strains of the same species, this strain exhibited diauxy on glucose. The strain also exhibited prolonged lag during growth on citrate and very low levels of NAD-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase in comparison to the NADP linked enzyme. The capability of the strain to grow over a wide temperature range, relatively high exponential growth rate and short lag period indicate the potential of the organism for industrial applications.