Differences in stationary-phase cells of a commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeast grown in aerobic and microaerophilic batch cultures assessed by electric particle analysis, light diffraction and flow cytometry.
We applied electric particle analysis, light diffraction and flow cytometry to obtain information on the morphological changes during the stationary phase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The reported analyses of S. cerevisiae populations were obtained under two different conditions, aerobic and microaerophilic, at 27°C. The samples analysed were taken at between 20 and 50 h from the beginning of culture. To assist in the interpretation of the observed distributions a complexity index was used. The aerobically grown culture reached significantly greater cell density. Under these conditions, the cell density experienced a much lower reduction (3%) compared with the microaerophilic conditions (30%). Under aerobic conditions, the mean cell size determined by both electric particle analysis and light diffraction was lower and remained similar throughout the experiment. Under microaerophilic conditions, the mean cell size determined by electric particle analysis decreased slightly as the culture progressed through the stationary phase. Forward and side scatter distributions revealed two cell subpopulations under both growth conditions. However, in the aerobic growing culture the two subpopulations were more separated and hence easier to distinguish. The distributions obtained with the three experimental techniques were analysed using the complexity index. This analysis suggested that a complexity index is a good descriptor of the changes that take place in a yeast population in the stationary phase, and that it aids in the discussion and understanding of the implications of these distributions obtained by these experimental techniques.
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Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Campus Baix Llobregat, Esteve Terradas 8, 08860, Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain. xavier.portell@upc.edu
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Carbó
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Vives-Rego
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D000332:Aerobiosis; D002453:Cell Cycle; D003470:Culture Media; D004560:Electricity; D005285:Fermentation; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D008027:Light; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D014920:Wine / Q000382:microbiology
D003470:Culture Media
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