Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Yeasts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Péter, Gábor (Editor), Rosa, Carlos (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: The Yeast Handbook
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Biodiversity.; Microbial ecology.; Microbiology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.
• Physical Description: X, 580 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540309857

In the last few decades more and more yeast habitats that were not investigated earlier, spanning cold climates to tropical regions and dry deserts to rainforests, have been explored. As a result, a large body of ecological data has been accumulated and the number of known yeast species has increased rapidly. This book provides an overview of the biodiversity of yeasts in different habitats. The recent advances achieved by the application of molecular biological methods in the field of yeast taxonomy and ecology are also incorporated in the book. Wherever possible, the interaction between yeasts and the surrounding environment is discussed.