NCYC 1559

Dekkera bruxellensis

Taxon Synonyms

Dekkera bruxellensis

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 22341, CBS 6055, CCRC 20932, DSM 70726, DBVPG 6713, IFO 1589

Depositor

CBS

Deposit Date

March 1982

Habitat

Dry ginger ale, USA.

Details

Dekkera bruxellensis

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Type strain of Brettanomyces abstinens. Converts acetaldehyde to acetic acid.
DepositorCBS
Deposit NameBrettanomyces abstinens, Dekkera abstinens
Month of depositMarch
Deposit Year1982
HabitatDry ginger ale, USA.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 22341, CBS 6055, CCRC 20932, DSM 70726, DBVPG 6713, IFO 1589
ReferenceLee FL , Jong SC . The new species Dekkera abstinens, teleomorph of Brettanomyces abstinens. Mycologia 78: 150-151, 1986. Yarrow D , Ahearn DG . Brettanomyces abstinens sp. n.. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 37: 296-298, 1971. Carrascosa JM , et al.. Metabolism of acetaldehyde and custers effect in the yeast Brettanomyces abstinens. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 47: 209-215, 1981. McArthur & Clark-Walker, Curr.Gen. 7: 29-35, 1983 (mtDNA). Smith et al., Yeast 6: 299-310, 1990 (DNA).

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeLong-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)3
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)4
Max Broth Length (µm)300
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)5
Min Agar Length (µm)5
Max Agar Length (µm)50
ArrangementUnknown
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarDull
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothFlocculent
Ring in BrothAbsent
Ring Colour N/A
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumIll formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
BlastosporesAbsent
Blastospore ShapeN/A
Blastospore LocationN/A
Blastospore HabitatN/A
True MyceliumAbsent
Clamp ConnectionsAbsent

Asexual Spores

BallistosporesAbsent
AthrosporesAbsent
EndosporesAbsent
ChlamydosporesAbsent

Sexual Spores

AscosporesAbsent
Ascospore ShapeN/A
Ascospore WallN/A
Ascospores No Per AscusN/A
Ascus ShapeN/A
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayNo
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerUnknown
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

Glucose +
GalactoseWeak/Latent
SucroseWeak/Latent
MaltoseWeak/Latent
CellobioseWeak/Latent
Trehalose -
Lactose -
Melibiose -
Raffinose -
Melizitose -
Inulin -
Soluble Starch -
XyloseUnknown
AMD Glucoside -

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 +
Ethylamine +
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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