Phylum:Ascomycota >> Class: Schizosaccharomycetes >> Order: Schizosaccharomycetales | ||||
BCRC Number: | 22788 | |||
Scientific Name: | Schizosaccharomyces pombe | |||
Author: | Schizosaccharomyces pombe Lindner, Wochenschr. Brau. 10: 1298-1300. 1893. |
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Description: | Growth in glucose-yeast extract-peptone broth: After 3 days at 25°C, the cells are ovoid, ellipsoidal to cylindrical, (4.0 –6.4) × (6.4-11.2) µm, single, in pairs, multilateral budding. Growth on glucose-yeast extract-peptone agar: Aerobic growth is cream, butyrous, smooth, glistening and convex with entire margin. Dalmau plate culture on corn meal agar: After 7 days at 25°C, pseudohyphae are not formed. Formation of ascospores: Ascus is formation by cell conjugation. Two to four spheroidal and warty wall spores are formed per ascus. | |||
Specimens: | Taiwan, Nantou: Grapes must, Sep 1995, BCRC 22788. |
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Habitat: | Grapes, apple, wine, beer fermenting molasses, cane sugar and brewer’s yeast. | |||
Distribution: | Spain Pakistan, Japan, South Africa, Poland, Mauritius, Sweden, Jamaica, Java and Taiwan. |
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References: | Linder, P. 1893. |
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Provided: | F. L. Lee |
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Note: | The species placed in biological safety level 1. | |||