524 - Torulaspora pretoriensis

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:524
Name:Torulaspora pretoriensis
Depositor:J.P. van der Walt
Deposit Name:Saccharomyces pretoriensis
Deposit Month:August
Deposit Year:1958
Equivalent Strain Designations:ATCC 36245, CBS 2187, CCRC 21750, DBVPG 6306, IFO 10218, NRRL Y-111, NRRL Y-17251.
Habitat:Soil, South Africa.
References:Van der Walt & Tscheuschner, J.Gen.Microbiol. 14: 485-486, 1956.^James et al., Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 46: 189-194, 1996 (ITS1 & 2)^Oda Y , Tonomura K . Selection of a novel baking strain from the Torulaspora yeasts. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 57: 1320-1322, 1993.^^

Physical Characteristics:

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

Cells:

Shape:Round
Min Broth Breadth:3
Max Broth Breadth:6
Min Broth Length:3
Max Broth Length:6
Min Agar Breadth:3
Max Agar Breadth:5
Min Agar Length:3
Max Agar Length:5
Arrangement:Pairs
Colour on Agar:White
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Complete
Ring Colour:White
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:N/A
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:4
Ascus Shape:Unknown
Conjugation:Present
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape:N/A

Miscellaneous:

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

Glucose:+
Galactose:Weak/Latent
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:Unknown
Inulin:Unknown
Soluble Starch:Unknown
Xylose:-
L Arabinose:Unknown
D Arabinose:Unknown
Ribose:Unknown
Rhamnose:Unknown
Ethanol:Unknown
Glycerol:Unknown
Erythritol:Unknown
Ribitol:Unknown
Galactitol:Unknown
Mannitol:+
Sorbitol:+
A M D Glucoside:Unknown
Salicin:-
Lactic Acid:Weak/Latent
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:+
Cyclohex 100ppm:+
Cyclohex 1000ppm:Unknown
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

Information:

Information:Ferments maltose (Oda Y , Tonomura K , 1993).

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.