FACTORS CONTROLLING THE SPORULATION OF YEASTS. I. THE PRESPORULATION PHASE

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SUMMARY: Yeasts tend to dissociate into mixtures of cell types with different powers of sporulation; hence single cell isolates are recommended for sporulation studies. The ability of yeasts to produce 4‐spored asci can be improved by single cell selection. Cells from actively fermenting cultures sporulate much better than those grown under aerobic conditions. Sporulating ability depends on fermentation ‘age’, reaching a maximum when 85–90% of the CO 2 has been evolved. Carbon dioxide assimilation in the presporulation phase appears essential for maximal sporulation, but complete anaerobiosis in this phase is detrimental to sporulating ability. Malt wort cultures of a baker's yeast have given remarkably constant figures, in successive tests, for sporulation; but some batches of wort have an adverse effect on sporulating ability. The same yeast, grown on Lodder‐Rij's synthetic medium containing 4 or 8% (w/v) of glucose, is capable of 80% sporulation (proportion of cells forming asci) on sodium acetate agar, comparable to that obtainable with malt wort cultures. Sporulation is depressed by excess storage of fat, while storage of glycogen does not affect sporulating ability.

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