NCYC 352

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Taxon Synonyms

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Equivalent Strain Designations

Whitbread Strain

Depositor

B.M. Brown

Deposit Date

January 1952

Habitat

Ale production strain.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorB.M. Brown
Deposit NameMann's Yeast
Month of depositJanuary
Deposit Year1952
HabitatAle production strain.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsWhitbread Strain
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)4
Max Broth Breadth (µm)8
Min Broth Length (µm)6
Max Broth Length (µm)9
Min Agar Breadth (µm)5
Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
Min Agar Length (µm)5
Max Agar Length (µm)7
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarYellow
Surface on AgarSlightly shiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumAbsent
Pseudomycelium BranchN/A
Pseudomycelium FormN/A
BlastosporesN/A
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesPresent
Ascospore ShapeOval
Ascospore WallSmooth
Ascospores No Per Ascus2
Ascus ShapeOval
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayNo
Salt Tolerant -
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
Galactose +
Sucrose +
Maltose +
Cellobiose -
Trehalose -
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose +
Melizitose -
Inulin -
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD GlucosideWeak/Latent

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine -
Cadaverine -
LysineUnknown

Other

Vitamin Free Growth -
Cyclohex 100 -
Cyclohex 1000 -
Glucose Growth 50 -
Glucose Growth 60 -
Lipolytic -
Acid ProductionWeak/Latent
Growth 37Weak/Latent
Growth 40Unknown
Arbutin Hydrolysis -
Urease Activity -
Starch Production -
Acid Tolerant -

Brewing Information

DescriptionUnknown
DepositUnknown
HeadUnknown
AttenuationUnknown
ClarityUnknown
Fermentation RateUnknown
FlocculenceUnknown

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

      No data
  

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