EJPAU 2005. INTRASPECIES DIFFERENTATION OF <I>SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE </I>STRAINS ISOLATED FROM FISH AND THE ODRA ESTUARY

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2005
Volume 8
Issue 3

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Biotechnology

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2005. INTRASPECIES DIFFERENTATION OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE STRAINS ISOLATED FROM FISH AND THE ODRA ESTUARY, EJPAU 8(3), #16.
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INTRASPECIES DIFFERENTATION OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE STRAINS ISOLATED FROM FISH AND THE ODRA ESTUARY

ABSTRACT

Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from fish and subsurface layers of the Odra Estuary waters were examined. It was evaluated that the increase in faecal contamination of water samples is related to the increase in the total number of yeasts and yeast-like organisms, including S. cerevisiae. RAPD-PCR analysis enabled to distinguish 5 groups of isolates presenting a high level of similarity of their genetic fingerprints. Evaluation of S. cerevisiae cell wall hydrophobic properties, conducted with the MATH method, revealed occurrence of three separate phenotypic groups which expressed the tested property at different level. 87.5% of hydrophobic strains originated from the most polluted area. No correlation between genotypes and hydrophobicity of strains was observed.

Key words: S. cerevisiae, hydrophobicity, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR) technique, water.

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