Genetic reidentification of the pectinolytic yeast strain SCPP as Saccharomyces bayanus var. uvarum

Naumov GI; Naumova ES; Aigle M; Masneuf I; Belarbi A

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol.55, No.1, 108-111, 2001

DOI10.1007/s002530000480 Export Citation

Genetic reidentification of the pectinolytic yeast strain SCPP as Saccharomyces bayanus var. uvarum

Naumov GI, Naumova ES, Aigle M, Masneuf I, Belarbi A

Using genetic hybridization analysis, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of chromosomal DNA and PCR/RFLP analysis of the MET2 gene, we reidentified 11 Champagne yeast strains. Two of them, SCPP and SC4, were found to belong to Saccharomyces bayanus var, uvarum and the remaining strains to S. cerevisiae. Strain SCPP (CLIB 2025) of S. bayanus var. uvarum is known as a producer of three pectinolytic enzymes.