NCYC 203

Saccharomyces pastorianus

Taxon Synonyms

Saccharomyces pastorianus

Equivalent Strain Designations

West End Strain

Depositor

L.S.Walters, South Australian Brewing Co.

Deposit Date

May 1951

Habitat

Lager production strain

Details

Saccharomyces pastorianus

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Key Information

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth

Strain Information

InformationUnknown
DepositorL.S.Walters, South Australian Brewing Co.
Deposit NameSaccharomyces carlsbergensis / Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Month of depositMay
Deposit Year1951
HabitatLager production strain
Equivalent Strain DesignationsWest End Strain
ReferenceUnknown

Physical Characteristics

Optimum TemperatureUnknown
Miniumum TemperatureUnknown
Maximum TemperatureUnknown

Cells

ShapeRound-oval
Min Broth Breadth (µm)2
Max Broth Breadth (µm)6
Min Broth Length (µm)3
Max Broth Length (µm)7
Min Agar Breadth (µm)3
Max Agar Breadth (µm)6
Min Agar Length (µm)4
Max Agar Length (µm)6
ArrangementPairs
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

PseudomyceliumFairly Well Formed
Pseudomycelium BranchIrregularly branched
Pseudomycelium FormMycocandida
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 ShapeOval
ConjugationAbsent
TeliosporesAbsent
Teliospore ShapeN/A

Miscellaneous

AssayNo
Salt TolerantUnknown
KillerNo
PlasmidUnknown

Semi-Anaerobic Fermentation

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

Aerobic Utilisation and Growth - Sole Sources of Nitrogen

NH4 2SO4 +
KNO3 -
Ethylamine -
Cadaverine -
LysineUnknown

Other

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

Brewing Information

DescriptionWest End Culture Yeast
Deposit< 8mm
HeadNo Head
Attenuation1.006-1.008
Clarity>20
Fermentation Rate8-10°
FlocculenceUnknown

Genomic Sequence Data

No data

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