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Unusual flocculation characteristics of the yeast Candida famata ( Debaryomyces hansenii )
Author(s) -
Martinez X. Cubells,
Pearson B. M.,
Stratford M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1993.tb01369.x
Subject(s) - flocculation , debaryomyces hansenii , yeast , microbiology and biotechnology , saccharomyces cerevisiae , pronase , calcium , biology , lectin , chemistry , biochemistry , chromatography , trypsin , enzyme , organic chemistry
Candida famata NCYC 576 cells aggregated throughout growth in YEPD. Aggregates were dispersed by Pronase E, EDTA or specific sugars. EDTA‐dispersed cells reaggregated after calcium ion addition. Unlike Saccharomyces cerevisiae, C. famata cells lost the ability to flocculate with repeated EDTA washings. These cells regained flocculation when resuspended in the first washing solution after calcium addition. Candida famata NCYC 576 aggregation is consistent with lectin‐mediated yeast flocculation, where lectins are not surface‐anchored, as in S. cerevisiae but attached to cells only by lectin action.