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124 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	124
Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Depositor:	Dr. A. Klocker, Carlsberg Laboratories
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ellipsoideus
Deposit Month:	April
Deposit Year:	1920
Equivalent Strain Designations:	NCTC 471, NRRL Y-2434
Habitat:	Unknown
References:	A.E. Wiles, J.I.B. 1950, 56, 192. B. Ranganathan & J.V. Bhat. J. Indian Inst. Sci. 1958, 40.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Bot
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	8
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	14
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	6
Min Agar Length:	3
Max Agar Length:	16
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	Brown
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Thin
Pellicle Appearance:	Milky
Pellicle Habitat:	Unknown

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 Habitat:	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:	2
Ascus Shape:	Oval
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

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

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 Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.