Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used for millennia in the production of food and
beverages and is by far the most studied yeast species. Currently, it is also the most used
microorganism in the production of first-generation bioethanol from sugar or starch crops …

Yeasts are unicellular fungi that do not form fruiting bodies. Although the yeast lifestyle has
evolved multiple times, most known species belong to the subphylum Saccharomycotina
(syn. Hemiascomycota, hereafter yeasts). This diverse group includes the premier eukaryotic …

The lager beer yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus is considered an allopolyploid hybrid
species between S. cerevisiae and S. eubayanus. Many S. pastorianus strains have been
isolated and classified into two groups according to geographical origin, but this …

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is by far the most widely used yeast in oenology. However,
during the last decade, several other yeasts species has been purposed for winemaking as
they could positively impact wine quality. Some of these non-conventional yeasts …

The evolutionary history of the characters underlying the adaptation of microorganisms to
food and biotechnological uses is poorly understood. We undertook comparative genomics
to investigate evolutionary relationships of the dairy yeast Geotrichum candidum within …

Zygosaccharomyces is one of the most damaging foodborne spoilage yeast, and tools for
controlling its growth are limited due to its reported resistance to preservatives and osmotic
stress. Zygosaccharomyces contamination may result in spoilage of grape juice …

Yro2 and its paralogous protein Mrh1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae have seven predicted
transmembrane domains and predominantly localize to the plasma membrane. Their
physiological functions and regulation of gene expression have not yet been elucidated in …

Many interspecies hybrids have been discovered in yeasts, but most of these hybrids are
asexual and can replicate only mitotically. Whole-genome duplication has been proposed
as a mechanism by which interspecies hybrids can regain fertility, restoring their ability to …

Wine is a complex beverage, comprising thousands of metabolites that are produced
through the action of a plethora of yeasts and bacteria during fermentation of grape must.
These microbial communities originate in the vineyard and the winery and reflect the …

Zygosaccharomyces rouxii is a fructophilic yeast that consumes fructose preferably to
glucose. This behavior seems to be related to sugar uptake. In this study we constructed Z.
rouxii single, double and triple deletion mutants in the UL4 strain background (an ura3 strain …