NCYC 431

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Taxon Synonyms

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 44732, CBS 2358, NCYC 73, NRRL Y-132.

Depositor

L.J. Wickerham

Deposit Date

March 1955

Habitat

Associated with fermentation

Details

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Glucose +
Galactose +
Sorbose -
Sucrose +
Maltose +
Cellobiose -
TrehaloseWeak/Latent
Lactose -
Melibiose -
RaffinoseWeak/Latent
Melezitose -
Inulun -
Soluble Starch -
Xylose -
L Arabinose -
D Arabinose -
Ribose -
Rhamnose -
Ethanol +
Glycerol -
Erythritol -
Ribitol -
Galactitol -
Mannitol -
Sorbitol -
AMD Glucoside -
Salicin -
Lactic AcidWeak/Latent
Succinic Acid -
Citric Acid -
Inositol -
Gluconolactone -
Glucosamine -
Methanol -
Xylitol -

Strain Information

Information
Produces sterol-binding polysaccharides (Pillai CG , Weete JD , 1981). Produces ethanol using membrane bioreactor (Cheryan M , Mehaia MA , 1984). Transformation of organosulfides to sulfoxides (Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 1069-1074, 1995). Produces ethyl alcohol [ethanol] (Cheryan M , Mehaia MA , 1984). Produces polygalacturonase [pectinase] ( McKay AM, 1990). Diploid, highly ethanol-tolerant (13% v/v) Produces polysaccharides (Pillai CG , Weete JD, 1975).
DepositorL.J. Wickerham
Deposit NameSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Month of depositMarch
Deposit Year1955
HabitatAssociated with fermentation
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 44732, CBS 2358, NCYC 73, NRRL Y-132.
ReferenceNess F, et al. Identification of yeast strains using the polymerase chain reaction. J. Sci. Food Agric. 62: 89-94, 1993. Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 1069-1074, 1995. Pillai CG, Weete JD . Sterol-binding polysaccharides of Rhizopus arrhizus, Penicillium roquefortii and Saccharomyces carlsbergensis. Phytochemistry 14: 2347-2351, 1975. Robinson CW, et al.. Ethanol production by immobilized yeast cells in a packed tower. Adv. Biotechnol. 2: 105-111, 1981. Cheryan M, Mehaia MA . Ethanol production in a membrane recycle bioreactor. Process Biochem. 19: 204-208, 1984. Hill GA , Robinson CW. Morphological behaviour of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during continuous fermentation. Biotechnol. Lett. 10: 815-820, 1988. McKay AM. Degradation of polygalacturonic acid by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 11: 41-44, 1990. Ghase TK, Tyagi RD. Rapid ethanol fermentation of cellulose hydrolysate. II. Product and substrate inhibition and optimization of fermentor design. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 21: 1401-1420, 1979. Pan et al., Anal.Chem. 25: 23, 1953 (analysis).

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature34
Miniumum Temperature11
Maximum Temperature39

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)7
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)7
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)5
Min Agar Length (µm)3
Max Agar Length (µm)8
ArrangementUnknown
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
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
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

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

Miscellaneous

AssayNo
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine -
Cadaverine -
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Brewing Information

DescriptionUnknown
DepositUnknown
HeadUnknown
AttenuationUnknown
ClarityUnknown
Fermentation RateUnknown
FlocculenceUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data