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381 - Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

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Strain Information

This strain is recommended for studies involving Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

NCYC Number:	381
Name:	Zygosaccharomyces rouxii
Depositor:	Miss P. Scarr, Tate & Lyle's Ltd.
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces rouxii
Deposit Month:	September
Deposit Year:	1953
Equivalent Strain Designations:	CBS 7804
Habitat:	Raw cane sugar
References:	Corry, J. Appl. Bacteriol. , 1976, 40, 269 & 277.(heat resistance) James et al., Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 46: 189-194, 1996 (ITS1 & 2)
Information:	Used in Preservative testing : Antimicrobial Effectiveness Test

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	30
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	16
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	32

Cells:

Shape:	Round-oval
Min Broth Breadth:	4
Max Broth Breadth:	5
Min Broth Length:	5
Max Broth Length:	6
Min Agar Breadth:	4
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	6
Arrangement:	Chains
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Wrinkled
Deposit in Broth:	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:	Fairly Well Formed
Pseudomycelium Branch:	Irregularly branched
Pseudomycelium Form:	Mycocandida
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:	Present
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	-
Sucrose:	-
Maltose:	+
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	-
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:	Weak/Latent
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:	+

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.