Table 1.
Budding yeast laboratory strains: old and new
| Strain | Genotype | Relationship | Sequenced | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S288C | MATα SUC2 gal2 mal mel flo1 flo8-1 hap1 ho bio1 bio6 | Mosaic | Yes | Goffeau et al. 1996; Mortimer and Johnston 1986 |
| X2180-1A | MATa SUC2 mal mel gal2 CUP1 | Isogenic with S288C | No | Mortimer and Johnston 1986 |
| X2180-1B | MATα SUC2 mal mel gal2 CUP1 | Isogenic with S288C | No | Mortimer and Johnston 1986 |
| BY4730 | MATa leu2Δ0 met15Δ0 ura3Δ0 | Isogenic with S288C | Yes | Brachmann et al. 1998 |
| BY4739 | MATα leu2Δ0 lys2Δ0 ura3Δ0 | Isogenic with S288C | Yes | Brachmann et al. 1998 |
| BY4741 | MATa his3Δ1 leu2Δ0 met15Δ0 ura3Δ0 | Isogenic with S288C | Yes | Brachmann et al. 1998 |
| BY4742 | MATα his3Δ1 leu2Δ0 lys2Δ0 ura3Δ0 | Isogenic with S288C | Yes | Brachmann et al. 1998 |
| BY4743 | MATa/α his3Δ1/his3Δ1 leu2Δ0/leu2Δ0 LYS2/lys2Δ0 met15Δ0/MET15 ura3Δ0/ura3Δ0 |
Isogenic with S288C | Yes | Brachmann et al. 1998 |
| FY4 | MATa | Isogenic with S288C | No | Winston et al. 1995 |
| F1679 | MATa/α ura3-52/ura3-52 trp1Δ63/TRP1 leu2Δ1/LEU2 his3Δ200/HIS3 GAL2/GAL |
Isogenic with S288C | Yes | Winston et al. 1995 |
| AB792 | MATα X2180-1B trp10 [rho 0] | Isogenic with S288C | Yes | Olson et al. 1986 |
| A364a | MATa ade1 ade2 ura1 his7 lys2 tyr1 gal1 SUC mal cup BIO | Related to S288C | Some | Mortimer and Johnston 1986 |
| W303 | MATa or MATα leu2-3,112 trp1-1 can1-100 ura3-1 ade2-1 his3-11,15 |
Congenic with S288C | Yes | Liti et al. 2009; Ralser et al. 2012 |
| FL100 | MATa | Congenic with S288C | Yes | Lacroute 1968 |
| YNN216 | MATa/α ura3-52/ura3-52 lys2-801amber/lys2-801amber ade2-101ochre/ade2-101ochre |
Congenic with S288C | No | Johnston and Davis 1984; Sikorski and Hieter 1989 |
| YPH499 | MATa ura3-52 lys2-801_amber ade2-101_ochre trp1-Δ63 his3-Δ200 leu2-Δ1 |
Isogenic with YNN216 | No | Johnston and Davis 1984; Sikorski and Hieter 1989 |
| YPH500 | MATα ura3-52 lys2-801_amber ade2-101_ochre trp1-Δ63 his3-Δ200 leu2-Δ1 |
Isogenic with YNN216 | No | Johnston and Davis 1984; Sikorski and Hieter 1989 |
| Sigma1278b | Prototrophic with congenic series of markers available | Related with S288C | Yes | Dowell et al. 2010 |
| CEN.PK | MATa/α ura3-52/ura3-52 trp1-289/trp1-289 leu2-3_112/leu2-3_112 his3 Δ1/his3 Δ1 MAL2-8C/MAL2-8C SUC2/SUC2 |
Congenic with S288C | Yes | van Dijken et al. 2000 |
| RM11-1A | MATa leu2Δ0 ura3-Δ0 HO::kanMX | Wine/EU population | Yes | Brem et al. 2002 |
| SK1 | MATa/α HO gal2 cupS can1R BIO (many markers and ho available) | Mosaic/West African | Yes | Bishop et al. 1992; Kane and Roth 1974 |
| Y55 | MATa /MATα HO/HO (many markers and ho available) | Mosaic/West African | Yes | McCusker and Haber 1988a; McCusker and Haber 1988b; Tauro and Halvorson 1966 |
| DVBPG6765 | MATa ura3::kanMX HO::hygMX MATαura3::kanMX HO::hygMX |
Wine/EU | Yes | Liti et al. 2009 |
| DVBPG6044 | MATa ura3::kanMX HO::hygMX | West African | Yes | Liti et al. 2009 |
| YPS128 | MATa ura3::kanMX HO::hygMX MATα ura3::kanMX HO::hygMX |
North American | Yes | Liti et al. 2009 |
| Y12 | MATa ura3::kanMX HO::hygMX MATα ura3::kanMX HO::hygMX |
Sake | Yes | Liti et al. 2009 |
| UWOPS03-461.4 | MATa ura3::kanMX HO::hygMX MATα ura3::kanMX HO::hygMX |
Malaysian | Yes | Liti et al. 2009 |
