NCYC 761

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Taxon Synonyms

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Equivalent Strain Designations

ATCC 36899, NRRL Y-17772

Depositor

Dr. N. Okafor, University of Nigeria.

Deposit Date

April 1973

Habitat

Isolated from Palm Wine, Nigeria. Killer strain: Type KIL-k3.

Details

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

Information
Produces killer toxin. Sensitive to killer toxin produced by Schwanniomyces occidentalis. Killer: Type K3 .
DepositorDr. N. Okafor, University of Nigeria.
Deposit NameSaccharomyces capensis
Month of depositApril
Deposit Year1973
HabitatIsolated from Palm Wine, Nigeria. Killer strain: Type KIL-k3.
Equivalent Strain DesignationsATCC 36899, NRRL Y-17772
ReferenceJ. Sci. Fd. Agric. 1972, 23, 1399-1407. Chen WB , et al. Isolation, purification, and characterization of a killer protein from Schwanniomyces occidentalis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 5348-5352, 2000. Shimizu K , et al.. Killer properties of wine yeasts and characterization of killer wine yeasts. J. Ferment. Technol. 63: 421-429, 1985. Young TW , Yagiu M . A comparison of the killer character in different yeasts and its classification. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 44: 59-77, 1978.

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)5
Min Broth Length (µm)3
Max Broth Length (µm)10
Min Agar Breadth (µm)2
Max Agar Breadth (µm)4
Min Agar Length (µm)2
Max Agar Length (µm)8
ArrangementSingle
Colour on AgarCream
Surface on AgarShiny
Texture on AgarSmooth
Deposit in BrothNon-Flocculent
Ring in BrothComplete
Ring ColourUnknown
Pellicle in BrothAbsent
Pellicle AppearanceN/A
Pellicle HabitatN/A

Cell Division

BuddingMultipolar
FissionAbsent

Filamentous Growth

PseudomyceliumWell formed
Pseudomycelium BranchUnknown
Pseudomycelium FormUnknown
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 ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayUnknown
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerYes
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine -
CadaverineUnknown
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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