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1001 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Strain Information

This is a brewing production strain

NCYC Number:	1001
Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Depositor:	British Brewery
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Deposit Month:	January
Deposit Year:	1958
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 36901, CBS 7371
Habitat:	Ale production strain.
References:	J. Inst. Brew. 85: 325, 1979. Young TW , Yagiu M . A comparison of the killer character in different yeasts and its classification. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 44: 59-77, 1978. Young, in Rose & Harrison, The Yeasts Vol.2, London: Academic Press. Bielecki S, Brzeski H. Characterization of non-flocculent cells isolated from a culture of flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC 1001. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1989 Oct 1;52(1-2):189-94.
Information:	Produces killer toxin KIL-k2. Flocculent. Flo 1 type flocculation.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Brewing: Ale Production: Killer toxin

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	5
Max Broth Breadth:	9
Min Broth Length:	7
Max Broth Length:	12
Min Agar Breadth:	4
Max Agar Breadth:	9
Min Agar Length:	6
Max Agar Length:	9
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	White
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Unknown
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Unknown
Pellicle Appearance:	Unknown
Pellicle Habitat:	Unknown

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Unknown
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Unknown
Blastospore Shape:	Unknown
Blastospore Location:	Unknown
Blastospore Habitat:	Unknown
True Mycelium:	Unknown
Clamp Connections:	Unknown

Asexual Spores:

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

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Present
Ascospore Shape:	Oval
Ascospore Wall:	Smooth
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	2
Ascus Shape:	Oval
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Yes
Plasmid:	Yes

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Brewing Strain Information

Head:	good head
Deposit:	< 8mm
Attenuation:	1.008-1.010
Fermentation Rate:	8-10°
Clarity:	0-10
Flocculence:	Flocculent
Date of Deposit:
Description:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.