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239 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Strain Information

This is a brewing production strain

NCYC Number:	239
Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Depositor:	B.M. Brown
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Deposit Month:	June
Deposit Year:	1951
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CCY 21-4-94. ATCC 48252.
Habitat:	Ale production yeast.
References:	Webb C, Kamat SP. Improving fermentation consistency through better inoculum preparation. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 9: 308-312, 1993. Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ. Flow microcalorimetric bioassay of polyene antibiotics: interaction with growing Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Experientia 37: 828-830, 1981.
Information:	Single colony culture from Heney yeast. Whitbread's SC8. Assay of amphotericin B (fungizone) (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981). Assay of candicidin (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981). Assay of lucensomycin (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981). Assay of natamycin (pimaricin; tennecetin) (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981). Assay of nystatin (fungicidin) (Beezer AE, Chowdhry BZ, 1981).

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Assay: Amphotericin B Assay: Candicidin Assay: Lucensomycin Assay: Natamycin Assay: Nystatin Brewing: Ale

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	8
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	6
Min Agar Length:	4
Max Agar Length:	7
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Slightly shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

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:	Unknown
Ascus Shape:	Unknown
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	+
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:	-
L Arabinose:	Unknown
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	Unknown
Ethanol:	+
Glycerol:	-
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	Unknown
Galactitol:	Unknown
Mannitol:	-
Sorbitol:	Unknown
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:	Unknown
KNO3:	-
Ethylamine:	-
Cadaverine:	Unknown
Lysine:	Unknown

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

Brewing Strain Information

Head:	no head
Deposit:	< 8mm
Attenuation:	1.010-1.012
Fermentation Rate:	8-10°
Clarity:	>20
Flocculence:
Date of Deposit:
Description:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.