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814 - Saccharomyces exiguus

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Strain Information

This is the Saccharomyces exiguus Type Strain

This strain is recommended for studies involving Saccharomyces exiguus

NCYC Number:	814
Name:	Saccharomyces exiguus
Depositor:	I. Campbell
Deposit Name:	Saccharomyces exiguus
Deposit Month:	December
Deposit Year:	1974
Equivalent Strain Designations:	ATCC 10599, CBS 379, CCRC 21524, CECT 11192, DBVPG 6252, IFO 1128, JCM 1790, NRRL Y-1538, NRRL Y-12640
Habitat:	Fermenting cucumber brine.
References:	Lodder & Kreger-van Rij, The Yeasts, a Taxonomic Study, Amsterdam 1952, p.153 (neotype). Piskur et al., Int.J.System.Bacteriol. 48: 1015-1024, 1998 (mitochondria). James et al., Int.J.System.Bacteriol. 47: 453-460, 1997 (18S rRNA). Vaughan-Martini, A.v.Leeuwenhoek 68: 111-118, 1995 (DNA, karyotype). Naumov et al., System.Appl.Microbiol. 18: 103-108, 1995 (karyotype).

Physical Characteristics

Temperature:

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Maximum Temperature (Degrees Celcius):

Cells:

Shape:	Oval
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Arrangement:	Pairs
Colour on Agar:	Cream
Surface on Agar:	Shiny
Texture on Agar:	Smooth
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:	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:	Unknown

Asexual Spores:

Ballistospores:	Absent
Arthrospores:	Absent
Endospores:	Absent
Chlamydospores:	Absent

Sexual Spores:

Ascospores:	Absent
Ascospore Shape:	N/A
Ascospore Wall:	N/A
Ascospore No Per Ascus:	N/A
Ascus Shape:	N/A
Conjugation:	Absent
Teliospores:	Absent
Teliospore Shape:	N/A

Assay:	Unknown
Salt Tolerant:	Unknown
Killer:	Unknown
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:	Unknown
Sucrose:	+
Maltose:	Unknown
Cellobiose:	-
Trehalose:	Weak/Latent
Lactose:	-
Melibiose:	-
Raffinose:	Weak/Latent
Melizitose:	-
Inulin:	-
Soluble Starch:	-
Xylose:	-
L Arabinose:	-
D Arabinose:	-
Ribose:	-
Rhamnose:	-
Ethanol:	Weak/Latent
Glycerol:	-
Erythritol:	-
Ribitol:	-
Galactitol:	-
Mannitol:	-
Sorbitol:	-
A M D Glucoside:	-
Salicin:	-
Lactic Acid:	-
Succinic Acid:	+
Citric Acid:	Unknown
Inositol:	-
Gluconolactone:	Unknown
Glucosamine:	Unknown
Methanol:	Unknown
Xylitol:	Unknown

Sole Sources of Nitrogen

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

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

Sequence Data:	Data not available.