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354 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	354
Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Depositor:	Distiller's Co. Ltd.
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces uvarum. Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Deposit Month:	February
Deposit Year:	1952
Equivalent Strain Designations:	Hillman Hospital Strain 4228
Habitat:	Unknown
References:	Assay of inositol, pantothenic acid and pyridoxin; R.H. Smith. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1951, 5, 772.
Information:	Probably the same strain as NCYC 74 and NCYC 534.

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Assay: Inositol Assay: Pantothenic acid Assay: Pyridoxine

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	3
Max Broth Length:	7
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	7
Min Agar Length:	4
Max Agar Length:	9
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:	Non-Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Absent
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:	N/A
Pellicle Habitat:	N/A

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Well formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Unknown
Blastospores:	Absent
Blastospore Shape:	Unknown
Blastospore Location:	Unknown
Blastospore Habitat:	Unknown
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:	1-3
Ascus Shape:	Oval
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	+
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	Unknown
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	+
Raffinose:	+
Melizitose:	+
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
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:	-
Mannitol:	-
Sorbitol:	-
A M D Glucoside:	+
Salicin:	-
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:	+
Cyclohex 100ppm:	-
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	-
50% Glucose Growth:	-
60% Glucose Growth:	-
Lipolytic:	-
Acid Production:	-
37c Growth:	+
40c Growth:	Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis:	-
Urease Activity:	-
Starch Production:	-
Acid Tolerant:	-

Sequence Data:	Data not available.