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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
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 1245: YEPD
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 24°C to 26°C Atmosphere: Typical aerobic
Name of Depositor
HJ Phaff
Isolation
Decaying Opuntia stricta, Galliot Cay, Bahamas
References
Phaff HJ, et al. Pichia caribaea, a new species of yeast occurring in necrotic tissue of cacti in the Caribbean area. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 42: 459-462, 1992.
Yamada Y, et al. The phylogeny of the cactophilic yeasts based on the 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences: the proposals of Phaffomyces antillensis and Starmera caribaea, new combinations. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 63: 827-832, 1997.
