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132 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Schizosaccharomyces pombe

NCYC Number:	132
Name:	Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Depositor:	A.C. Chapman
Deposit Name:	Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Deposit Month:	February
Deposit Year:	1921
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 26192, ATCC 24751, CBS 10391, NCTC 902
Habitat:	From African Millet Beer
References:	Production of Beta-glucan endohydrolase (A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1972, 38, 65-80). Ethanol from D-xylulose (Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 1980, 94, 248-254). Flocculation induction (A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1979, 45, 391. Pl. Cell. Physiol., 1980, 21, 613-625. Can. J. Biochem., 1982, 60, 693).
Information:	Production of ß-glucan endohydrolase (A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1972, 38, 65-80); Ethanol from D-xylulose (Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 1980, 94, 248-254); Flocculation induction (A.v. Leeuwenhoek, 1979, 45, 391, Pl. Cell. Physiol., 1980, 21, 613-625, Can. J. Biochem., 1982, 60, 693).

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Production: Ethanol Production: Beta-glucan endohydrolase Teaching Strains: Fission yeast

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Long-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	2
Max Broth Breadth:	3
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	22
Min Agar Breadth:	2
Max Agar Breadth:	4
Min Agar Length:	4
Max Agar Length:	15
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Pink
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	Wrinkled
Pellicle Habitat:	Climbing

Cell Division:

Budding:	Absent
Fission:	Present

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:
Endospores:	Absent
Chlamydospores:	Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Present
Ascospore Shape:	Oval
Ascospore Wall:	Unknown
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	4
Ascus Shape:	Unknown
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	Unknown

Assay:	No
Salt Tolerant:	<10%
Killer:	No
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation 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:	Unknown
Mannitol:	-
Sorbitol:	-
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	Unknown
Succinic Acid:	-
Citric Acid:	-
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	Weak/Latent
Glucosamine:	-
Methanol:	-
Xylitol:	-

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.