NCYC 1250

Saccharomyces pastorianus

Taxon Synonyms

Saccharomyces pastorianus

Depositor

R.N. Greenshields

Deposit Date

Unknown 1968

Habitat

Lager production strain.

Nagoya Protocol Restrictions

No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.

Details

Saccharomyces pastorianus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Flocculent. For use in Tower Continuous Fermenters. Reported as having a low temperature of fermentation and high O2 requirements (1993). Reported as being very successful and 'robust' in Nigerian breweries.
DepositorR.N. Greenshields
Deposit NameSaccharomyces carlsbergensis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Month of depositUnknown
Deposit Year1968
HabitatLager production strain.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsUnknown
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum Temperature28
Miniumum Temperature7
Maximum Temperature31

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)5
Max Broth Breadth (µm)10
Min Broth Length (µm)5
Max Broth Length (µm)11
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)11
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)10
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
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 Ascus 1-2
Ascus ShapeOval
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
EthylamineWeak/Latent
Cadaverine -
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Brewing Information

DescriptionUnknown
Deposit8-15mm
HeadNo Head
Attenuation1.006-1.008
ClarityOct-20
Fermentation Rate8-10°
FlocculenceFlocculent

26S rDNA seq

      No data
  

Genomic Sequence Data

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