NCYC 227

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Taxon Synonyms

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Equivalent Strain Designations

Strain K, Manchester brewery strain.

Depositor

R.S.W. Thorne

Deposit Date

June 1951

Habitat

Brewing strain

Details

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorR.S.W. Thorne
Deposit NameSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Month of depositJune
Deposit Year1951
HabitatBrewing strain
Equivalent Strain DesignationsStrain K, Manchester brewery strain.
ReferenceR.S.W. Thorne C.r. Trav. Lab. Carlsberg, 1951, 25, 101.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeBot
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)4
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)11
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)7
ArrangementFloccs
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarUnknown
Deposit in BrothUnknown
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourWhite
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceUnknown
Pellicle HabitatUnknown

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeUnknown
Blastospore LocationUnknown
Blastospore HabitatUnknown
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesPresent
Ascospore ShapeRound
Ascospore WallSmooth
Ascospores No Per Ascus4
Ascus ShapeOval
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeUnknown

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerNo
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose +
Sucrose +
Maltose +
CellobioseUnknown
TrehaloseUnknown
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose +
MelizitoseUnknown
InulinUnknown
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideUnknown

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4Unknown
KNO3 -
Ethylamine -
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free Growth +
Cyclohex 100 -
Cyclohex 1000 -
Glucose Growth 50Unknown
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic -
Acid ProductionUnknown
Growth 37Unknown
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease ActivityUnknown
Starch ProductionUnknown
Acid TolerantUnknown

Brewing Information

DescriptionUnknown
Deposit> 15mm
HeadNo Head
Attenuation1.008-1.010
Clarity>20
Fermentation Rate2-4°
FlocculenceUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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