BY2012 Microbiology Gallery of Saccharomyces

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Bakers Yeast or Brewers Yeast

Diagram and scanning electron micrograph of budding yeast cell

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Bakers Yeast or Brewers Yeast

Scanning electron micrograph of yeast cells with Escherichia coli

Saccharomyces Yeast Phylogeny

A Schematic of the Structure of the Saccharomyces Cell Wall

SS

Mannoprotein 40%

GPI Anchor

1-3 glucan 50%

Transmembrane Protein

1-6 glucan 8%

Chitin 2%

Saccharomyces Cell Surface Features

Protease treated

100 nm

The outer cell wall layer is composed mainly of mannoproteins (dense zone arrowed), covalently bound to -1,6-glucan (light zone), can be removed by protease treatment (right hand panel)

Saccharomyces Mannoproteins
[16-Mannose]
50-200

Module

Wall Lattice

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Colonies on Malt Extract Agar Plate

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Gram stain of yeast cells

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Budding yeast cells

Phase-contrast microscopy (wet mount)

Methylene blue stain

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Scanning electron micrographs of budding cells (arrowed)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Wet mount of yeast cells viewed by phase contrast microscopy with green filter

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Saccharomyces cerevisiae stained with rhodamine-labelled antibodies view by UV microscopy

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Colourised electron micrograph showing bud scars (blue) on yeast cell surface

Yeast on Grapes

Grapes covered with yeast growth seen as white film (blush)

S. cerevisiae Wine Making

Steel wine making vats

Yeast in Action

S. cerevisiae Bread Making

Commercial dry yeast powder

Home-made leavened bread leavened = dough caused to rise especially by yeast fermentation

S. cerevisiae Bread Making

Examples of unleavened breads Examples of leavened breads

S. cerevisiae Brewing Beer

Beer fermentation tanks

Yeast in Action

Yeast in Action

S. cerevisiae Cider Brewing

Yeast in Action

S. cerevisiae from Brewing Yeast Autolysate Food Products

Switzerland

United Kingdom South Africa

Australia

Food spreads made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing