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74 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Strain Information

NCYC Number:	74
Name:	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Depositor:	ATCC
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces carlsbergensis
Deposit Month:	July
Deposit Year:	1945
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 9080, ATCC 24904, CBS 2354, NCTC 7014.^Hillman hospital strain 4228.
Habitat:	Hillman Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
References:	Mol.Gen.Genet., 1972, 115, 80-88 (Assay of inositol, pantothenic acid and pyridoxin; maltose fermentation studies). Biochem. Biophys. Acta 1973, 294, 517-526 (a-glucosidase synthesis). J.Inst.Brew., 1980, 86, 78-80; Genetics, 1977, 86, 73 (2m plasmid negative). Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 1981, 103, 272-277 (Produces ergosterol). Europ.J.Biochem. 101: 325-332, 1979 (Proteinase B inhibitor IB3 ).
Information:	Assay of inositol, pantothenic acid and pyridoxin; maltose fermentation studies (Mol.Gen.Genet., 1972, 115, 80-88); a-glucosidase synthesis (Biochem. Biophys. Acta 1973, 294, 517-526); 2m plasmid negative (J.Inst.Brew., 1980, 86, 78-80; Genetics, 1977, 86, 73); Produces ergosterol (Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 1981, 103, 272-277). Proteinase B inhibitor IB3 (Europ.J.Biochem. 101: 325-332, 1979).

Special Applications

Special Applications:	Assay: Inositol Assay: Pantothenic acid Assay: Pyridoxal Assay: Pyridoxamine Assay: Pyridoxine Assay: Vitamin B6 Production: Alpha-galactosidase Production: Endodeoxyribonuclease Production: Ergosterol Production: Niacin Production: Proteinase B inhibitor IB3

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

Optimum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	34.7
Miniumum Temperature(Degrees Celcius):	8.7
Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):	37.2

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
Min Broth Breadth:	3
Max Broth Breadth:	6
Min Broth Length:	4
Max Broth Length:	9
Min Agar Breadth:	4
Max Agar Breadth:	5
Min Agar Length:	5
Max Agar Length:	13
Arrangement:	Single
Colour on Agar:	Brown
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
Deposit in Broth:	Unknown
Ring in Broth:	Absent
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:	Absent
Blastospore Shape:
Blastospore Location:
Blastospore Habitat:
True Mycelium:	Absent
Clamp Connections:	Absent

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:
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:	Yes
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	No
Plasmid:	No

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:	-
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:	Unknown

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.