The osmotolerant and cell wall properties of the two most studied wild-type Zygosaccharomyces rouxii strains (CBS 732 and ATCC 42981) were examined. Differences in their (1) tolerance to high salt content in the medium, (2) resistance to the lysing enzymes Lyticase and Zymolyase, (3) cell-wall polymer content and (4) cell wall micromorphology suggested that the less osmotolerant CBS 732 strain possesses a more rigid cell wall than the more osmotolerant ATCC 42981, whose cell wall seems to be more flexible and elastic.

• MeSH
• Antifungal Agents pharmacology   MeSH
• Cell Wall physiology   ultrastructure   MeSH
• Glucan Endo-1,3-beta-D-Glucosidase pharmacology   MeSH
• Adaptation, Physiological MeSH
• Saline Solution, Hypertonic metabolism   MeSH
• Multienzyme Complexes pharmacology   MeSH
• Osmolar Concentration MeSH
• Peptide Hydrolases pharmacology   MeSH
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae physiology   MeSH
• Zygosaccharomyces cytology   physiology   MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
• Names of Substances
• Antifungal Agents MeSH
• Glucan Endo-1,3-beta-D-Glucosidase MeSH
• Saline Solution, Hypertonic MeSH
• lyticase MeSH Browser
• Multienzyme Complexes MeSH
• Peptide Hydrolases MeSH