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2369 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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Strain Information

This strain is part of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe mutant strain collection. Further details about this strain can be found here

NCYC Number:	2369
Name:	Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Depositor:	P. Young. Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
Deposit Name:	Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Deposit Month:	January
Deposit Year:	1991
Equivalent Strain Designations:	Q257
Habitat:	Genetic
References:	Schiz. pombe mutants affected in their division response to starvation. Journal of Cell Science 88, 295-304 (1987). Genotype: CDR 2-96 h- (Changed division response).

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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Cells:

Shape:	Elongated
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Arrangement:	Unknown
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Slightly shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:
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Cell Division:

Budding:	Absent
Fission:	Present

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:
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Blastospores:	Absent
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True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

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

Sexual Spores:

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

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	-
Sorbose:	-
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	-
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	Unknown
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	Weak/Latent
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:	-

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4:	+
KNO3:	-
Ethylamine:	-
Cadaverine:	Weak/Latent
Lysine:

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.