Characterization of industrial strains of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Saccharomyces cerevisiae</Emphasis> exhibiting filamentous growth induced by alcohols and nutrient deprivation |
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Authors: | Paula Cristina da Silva Jorge Horii Viviane Santos Miranda Heloísa Gallera Brunetto Sandra Regina Ceccato-Antonini |
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Institution: | 1.Departamento Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Sócio-Economia Rural, Centro de Ciências Agrárias,Universidade Federal de S?o Carlos,Araras,Brazil;2.Departamento de Agroindústria, Alimentos e Nutri??o,ESALQ/Universidade de S?o Paulo,Piracicaba,Brazil |
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Abstract: | Summary The use of microorganisms in biotechnology is an important economic area of interest in Brazil, especially the use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the baking and alcohol fermentation industries. Dimorphism in S. cerevisiae (cell morphology alterations from budding cells to filamentous structures) has been observed in conditions of nitrogen and
carbon deprivation and in the presence of fusel alcohols. This can be described as a defense mechanism that allows the yeast
to forage for nutrients through cell elongation, hyphal formation and invasive growth. In this work fifteen industrial strains
of S. cerevisiae (including haploid and diploid strains) isolated from the fermentative process for alcohol production were characterized
for filamentation on solid culture media under growth conditions of carbon- and nitrogen-deprivation and in the presence of
fusel alcohols. The majority of strains showed filamentation induced by isoamyl alcohol, butanol, isopropanol and isobutanol,
but not by methanol. In rich medium (YEPD), both haploid and diploid strains showed invasive growth, although this kind of
filamentous growth was more common in haploid strains. Similar results were observed when fructose or mannose was used as
the sole carbon source. In nitrogen-deficient medium (SLAD) the strains did not filament. The results obtained indicate that
the filamentation induced by higher alcohols and carbon deprivation (specially carbon) is a common process in industrial strains
of S. cerevisiae contributing towards their maintenance/survival in adverse conditions. |
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Keywords: | Fusel alcohol Filamentation Industrial yeasts Nutrient deprivation Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
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