| Species/Subspecies:
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Wickerhamomyces anomalus |
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| Categories:
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Human pathogen; of practical use |
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| Etymology:
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Genus name: .
Species epithet: deviant. |
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| Alternative Species Name(s): | Pichia anomala |
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| Significance: | [Unclassified]
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| Taxonomy:
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| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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| Ascomycota | Saccharomycetes | Saccharomycetales | Saccharomycetaceae | Wickerhamomyces |
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Macromorphology (smell):
 | Colonies on SDA are white to cream-coloured smooth and yeast-like. |
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Micromorphology:
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| Reproduction: | |
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| Spec. Char.:
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| Reservoir:
| Soil, fruit and organic matter. |
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| Disease/effect:
| | Hosts/substrate | Disease/effect | Clinical picture or result |
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| Immunocompromised humans | Candidaemia and catheter related infections | |
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| Diagnostics:
| ITS sequencing or MALDI-TOF |
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| Genome Sequence:
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| ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | # of chrom | Size (Mbp) |
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| GCA_019321675 | KG16 | 7 | 13.7 |
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| ITS regions:
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| ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of NT | Genes |
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| MZ540264 | CPA-B | 622 | 18S rRNA, ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2, 28S rRNA |
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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| Practical use: | W. anomalusis a biocontrol agent, which can be used in airtight storage of moist grain. W. anomalus consumes O2 (oxygen), which leaks into the silo, thus maintaining an anaerobic environment. In addition, ethyl acetate is produced, which inhibits mold growth. |
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| Reference(s):
| No. 83 |
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| Updated: | 2022-10-26 |
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