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3146 - Zygosaccharomyces bailii

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	3146
Name:	Zygosaccharomyces bailii
Depositor:	Dr. Andrew Carter, IFR, Norwich, UK.
Deposit Name:	Zygosaccharomyces bailii
Deposit Month:	March
Deposit Year:	2004
Equivalent Strain Designations:
Habitat:	Contaminant of Swedish, Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus), Jam.
Information:	New 26S rDNA D1/D2 sequence variant of Z. bailii. Differs from the D1/D2 sequences of NCYC 1416 (Group 1), NCYC 1520 (Group 2) and NCYC 1766 (Group 3).

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Oval to Long-Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	7
Min Broth Length:	6
Max Broth Length:	10
Min Agar Breadth:	5
Max Agar Breadth:	6
Min Agar Length:	7
Max Agar Length:	10
Arrangement:	Singly & in Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Slighty shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Non-flocculent + Lumpy
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	N/A
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:	N/A
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:	1-4
Ascus Shape:	Oval + Irregular
Conjugation:	Present
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	<10%
Killer:	Unknown
Plasmid:	Unknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

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

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.