239 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:239
Name:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Depositor:B.M. Brown
Deposit Name:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Deposit Month:June
Deposit Year:1951
Equivalent Strain Designations:CCY 21-4-94. ATCC 48252.
Habitat:Ale production yeast.
References:Webb C, Kamat SP. Improving fermentation consistency through better inoculum preparation. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 9: 308-312, 1993.^Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ. Flow microcalorimetric bioassay of polyene antibiotics: interaction with growing Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Experientia 37: 828-830, 1981. ^

Physical Characteristics:

Optimum Temperature: °
Miniumum Temperature: °
Maximum Temperature: °

Cells:

Shape:Oval
Min Broth Breadth:4
Max Broth Breadth:5
Min Broth Length:4
Max Broth Length:8
Min Agar Breadth:3
Max Agar Breadth:6
Min Agar Length:4
Max Agar Length:7
Arrangement:Pairs
Colour on Agar:Cream
Surface on Agar:Slightly shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Complete
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Absent
Pellicle Appearance:N/A
Pellicle Habitat:N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:N/A
Pseudomycelium Form:N/A
Blastospores:Absent
Blastospore Shape:N/A
Blastospore Location:N/A
Blastospore Habit:N/A
True Mycelium:Absent
Clamp Connections:Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:Absent
Arthrospores:Absent
Endospores:Absent
Chlamydospores:Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:Present
Ascospore Shape:Round
Ascospore Wall:Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:Unknown
Ascus Shape:Unknown
Conjugation:Absent
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape:N/A

Miscellaneous:

Assay:Unknown
Salt Tolerant:Unknown
Killer:No
Plasmid:Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

Glucose:+
Galactose:+
Sucrose:+
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:Unknown
Trehalose:Unknown
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:+
Melizitose:Unknown
Inulin:Unknown
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:Unknown
A M D Glucoside:Unknown

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth:

Glucose:+
Galactose:+
Sorbose:Unknown
Sucrose:+
Maltose:+
Cellobiose:-
Trehalose:+
Lactose:-
Melibiose:-
Raffinose:Unknown
Melizitose:-
Inulin:-
Soluble Starch:-
Xylose:-
L Arabinose:Unknown
D Arabinose:-
Ribose:-
Rhamnose:Unknown
Ethanol:+
Glycerol:-
Erythritol:-
Ribitol:Unknown
Galactitol:Unknown
Mannitol:-
Sorbitol:Unknown
A M D Glucoside:+
Salicin:-
Lactic Acid:+
Succinic Acid:-
Citric Acid:Unknown
Inositol:Unknown
Gluconolactone:Unknown
Glucosamine:Unknown
Methanol:Unknown
Xylitol:Unknown

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen:

NH4 2SO4:Unknown
KNO3:-
Ethylamine:-
Cadaverine:Unknown
Lysine:Unknown

Other:

Vitamin Free Growth:Unknown
Cyclohex 100ppm:-
Cyclohex 1000ppm:-
50% Glucose Growth:Unknown
60% Glucose Growth:-
Lipolytic:-
Acid Production�:Unknown
37c Growth:Unknown
40c Growth:Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:-
Urease Activity:Unknown
Starch Production:-
Acid Tolerant:Unknown

Brewing Strain Information:

Head:no head
Deposit:< 8mm
Attenuation:1.010-1.012
Fermentation Rate:8-10°
Clarity:>20
Flocculence: 
Date of Deposit: 
Description: 

Information:

Information:Single colony culture from Heney yeast. Whitbread's SC8.^Assay of amphotericin B (fungizone) (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981).^Assay of candicidin (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981).^Assay of lucensomycin (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981).^Assay of natamycin (pimaricin; tennecetin) (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981).^Assay of nystatin (fungicidin) (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981).

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.