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524 - Torulaspora pretoriensis

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Strain Information

This is the Torulaspora pretoriensis Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Torulaspora pretoriensis

NCYC Number:	524
Name:	Torulaspora pretoriensis
Depositor:	J.P. van der Walt
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces pretoriensis
Deposit Month:	August
Deposit Year:	1958
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 36245, CBS 2187, CCRC 21750, DBVPG 6306, IFO 10218, NRRL Y-111, NRRL Y-17251.
Habitat:	Soil, South Africa.
References:	Van der Walt & Tscheuschner, J.Gen.Microbiol. 14: 485-486, 1956. James et al., Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 46: 189-194, 1996 (ITS1 & 2) Oda Y , Tonomura K . Selection of a novel baking strain from the Torulaspora yeasts. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 57: 1320-1322, 1993.
Information:	Ferments maltose (Oda Y , Tonomura K , 1993).

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Degradation / Utilisation: Maltose

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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

Cells:

Shape:	Round
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	3
Max Broth Length:	6
Min Agar Breadth:	3
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	3
Max Agar Length:	5
Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	White
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Flocculent
Ring in Broth:	Complete
Ring Colour:	White
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:	4
Ascus Shape:	Unknown
Conjugation:	Present
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

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

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose:	+
Galactose:	Weak/Latent
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:	Unknown
Inulin:	Unknown
Soluble Starch:	Unknown
Xylose:	-
L Arabinose:	Unknown
D Arabinose:	Unknown
Ribose:	Unknown
Rhamnose:	Unknown
Ethanol:	Unknown
Glycerol:	Unknown
Erythritol:	Unknown
Ribitol:	Unknown
Galactitol:	Unknown
Mannitol:	+
Sorbitol:	+
A M D Glucoside:	Unknown
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	Weak/Latent
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:	+
Cyclohex 100ppm:	+
Cyclohex 1000ppm:	Unknown
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
Photograph:

Sequence Data:	Data not available.