77 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Strain Information:

NCYC Number:77
Name:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Depositor:Dr. A. Harden, Lister Institute, London
Deposit Name:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Deposit Month:January
Deposit Year:1921
Equivalent Strain Designations:NCTC 815
Habitat:Baker's Yeast strain.
References:Arch.Biochem., 1947, 14, 369.^J.Gen.Microbiol., 1983, 128, 2615-2620.^Bartley et al. - Growth rates:^Biochem. J. 91, 595 (1964), Biochem. J. 97, 284 (1965)^Biochem. J. 121, 461 (1971), Can. J. Biochem. 42, 651 (1964)

Physical Characteristics:

Optimum Temperature:36.5°
Miniumum Temperature:11°
Maximum Temperature:36.5°

Cells:

Shape:Oval
Min Broth Breadth:4
Max Broth Breadth:7
Min Broth Length:7
Max Broth Length:15
Min Agar Breadth:3
Max Agar Breadth:7
Min Agar Length:7
Max Agar Length:15
Arrangement:Single
Colour on Agar:Brown
Surface on Agar:Shiny
Texture on Agar:Smooth
Deposit in Broth:Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:Absent
Ring Colour:Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:Absent
Pellicle Appearance:N/A
Pellicle Habitat:N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:Multipolar
Fission:Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:Unknown
Blastospores:Absent
Blastospore Shape:Unknown
Blastospore Location:Unknown
Blastospore Habit:Unknown
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:Oval
Conjugation:Absent
Teliospores:Absent
Teliospore Shape: 

Miscellaneous:

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation:

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

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth:

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

Aerobic Utilistaion and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen:

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

Other:

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

Information:

Information:Requires thiamin, pantothenate and biotin.

Sequence Data:

Sequence Data:Data not available.