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361 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	361
Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Depositor:	R.B. Gilliland
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces diastaticus
Deposit Month:	August
Deposit Year:	1952
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CCRC 21963, CBS 1782, DBVPG 6175, IFO 1046, IGC 2608, NRRL YB-4238, VKPM Y 1218
Habitat:	Beer spoilage strain, from wort in Irish brewery.
References:	van der Walt, A.v.Leeuwenhoek 31: 187-192, 1965. Andrews & Gilliland, J.Inst.Brew. 58: 189, 1952. Rodrigues de Sousa et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 18: 44-51, 1995 (fructose symport). Brown et al., J.Inst.Brew. 88: 7-10, 1982 (plasmid). Pedersen, Carlsberg Res.Commun. 51: 163-183, 1986 (karyotype).
Information:	T of Saccharomyces diastaticus. Causes super attenuation in beer.

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	33
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	12
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	38.4

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	7
Min Agar Breadth:	4
Max Agar Breadth:	6
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	7
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	Unknown
Pellicle in Broth:	Absent
Pellicle Appearance:
Pellicle Habitat:

Cell Division:

Budding:	Multipolar
Fission:	Absent

Filamentous Growth:

Pseudomycelium:	Absent
Pseudomycelium Branch:
Pseudomycelium Form:
Blastospores:
Blastospore Shape:
Blastospore Location:
Blastospore Habitat:
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:	4
Ascus Shape:	Oval
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Unknown
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:	Unknown
Sorbitol:	-
A M D Glucoside:	Weak/Latent
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	+
Succinic Acid:	-
Citric Acid:	Unknown
Inositol:	Unknown
Gluconolactone:	Unknown
Glucosamine:	Unknown
Methanol:	Unknown
Xylitol:	Unknown

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.