The Response Characteristics of One <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strain Under Continuous Passage in Artificial Culture Medium

<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> often undergoes strain degeneration during industrial serial subculturing, though this phenomenon remains understudied. This study first conducted strain screening and biological characterization through TTC (2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride) colorimetr...

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Main Authors: Tengyu Ma, Hongguang Zhu, Jiajia Yin, Yu Tian, Wenjing Yan, Haixin Sun
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Hongguang Zhu
Jiajia Yin
Yu Tian
Wenjing Yan
Haixin Sun
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Jiajia Yin
Yu Tian
Wenjing Yan
Haixin Sun
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description <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> often undergoes strain degeneration during industrial serial subculturing, though this phenomenon remains understudied. This study first conducted strain screening and biological characterization through TTC (2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride) colorimetric assays, Durham tube fermentation gas production tests, and WL medium (Wallerstein Laboratory medium) cultivation. Subsequently, the changes in intergenerational biological traits after serial subculturing were investigated. Finally, transcriptomic analysis was employed to examine differential gene expression under high-glucose stress during continuous subculturing. The experimental results demonstrated that: (1) The <i>S. cerevisiae</i> QDSK310-Z-07 (GenBank: PP663884), isolated from farm soil, exhibited robust growth within a temperature range of 24–36 °C, with optimal growth observed at 28 °C. It thrived in a pH range of 4–5.5 and efficiently utilized various carbon and nitrogen sources; (2) After serial subculturing, the strain’s ethanol production capacity and fermentation rate partially declined and then stabilized, while maintaining strong tolerance to high ethanol concentrations and hyperosmotic stress; (3) Transcriptomic analysis revealed significant differential expression of genes related to lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and other pathways under high-glucose stress following continuous subculturing. These findings elucidate the biological trait variations in <i>S. cerevisiae</i> during serial subculturing and provide key metabolic regulation candidate targets for its long-term adaptive evolution under high-glucose stress.
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spelling doaj-art-afce569fa9dd45e99219ff6ee0dd69342025-08-20T03:35:28ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2025-07-0111751310.3390/jof11070513The Response Characteristics of One <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strain Under Continuous Passage in Artificial Culture MediumTengyu Ma0Hongguang Zhu1Jiajia Yin2Yu Tian3Wenjing Yan4Haixin Sun5College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> often undergoes strain degeneration during industrial serial subculturing, though this phenomenon remains understudied. This study first conducted strain screening and biological characterization through TTC (2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride) colorimetric assays, Durham tube fermentation gas production tests, and WL medium (Wallerstein Laboratory medium) cultivation. Subsequently, the changes in intergenerational biological traits after serial subculturing were investigated. Finally, transcriptomic analysis was employed to examine differential gene expression under high-glucose stress during continuous subculturing. The experimental results demonstrated that: (1) The <i>S. cerevisiae</i> QDSK310-Z-07 (GenBank: PP663884), isolated from farm soil, exhibited robust growth within a temperature range of 24–36 °C, with optimal growth observed at 28 °C. It thrived in a pH range of 4–5.5 and efficiently utilized various carbon and nitrogen sources; (2) After serial subculturing, the strain’s ethanol production capacity and fermentation rate partially declined and then stabilized, while maintaining strong tolerance to high ethanol concentrations and hyperosmotic stress; (3) Transcriptomic analysis revealed significant differential expression of genes related to lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and other pathways under high-glucose stress following continuous subculturing. These findings elucidate the biological trait variations in <i>S. cerevisiae</i> during serial subculturing and provide key metabolic regulation candidate targets for its long-term adaptive evolution under high-glucose stress.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/7/513<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>isolation and screeningcontinuous passagingbiological characteristicstranscriptomics
spellingShingle Tengyu Ma
Hongguang Zhu
Jiajia Yin
Yu Tian
Wenjing Yan
Haixin Sun
The Response Characteristics of One <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strain Under Continuous Passage in Artificial Culture Medium
Journal of Fungi
<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
isolation and screening
continuous passaging
biological characteristics
transcriptomics
title The Response Characteristics of One <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strain Under Continuous Passage in Artificial Culture Medium
title_full The Response Characteristics of One <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strain Under Continuous Passage in Artificial Culture Medium
title_fullStr The Response Characteristics of One <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strain Under Continuous Passage in Artificial Culture Medium
title_full_unstemmed The Response Characteristics of One <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strain Under Continuous Passage in Artificial Culture Medium
title_short The Response Characteristics of One <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strain Under Continuous Passage in Artificial Culture Medium
title_sort response characteristics of one i saccharomyces cerevisiae i strain under continuous passage in artificial culture medium
topic <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
isolation and screening
continuous passaging
biological characteristics
transcriptomics
url https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/7/513
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