title: Growth and survival studies of psychrophilic and mesophilic yeasts.
abstract: The effect of temperature on the growth of members of five genera of yeasts was studied in one glucose-containing and two glucose-free media. The maximum growth rate was seen in the glucose-containing medium, and the minimum growth was in either of the two glucose-free media depending upon the organism. Data obtained by optical density measurements was supported by total cell counts. The highest survival at the restrictive temperatures was within 5 degrees C of the optimum temperature for a particular organism. Among the temperatures other than the optimum, the highest growth rate and cell yield was obtained at a temperature 5 degrees C below or above the optimum.
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000254:growth & development; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000254:growth & development; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000254:growth & development; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000254:growth & development; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000254:growth & development; D013696:Temperature; D015003:Yeasts / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose