Cold-adapted Yeasts Biodiversity, Adaptation Strategies and Biotechnological Significance /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Buzzini, Pietro (Editor), Margesin, Rosa (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Microbiology.; Enzymology.; Microbial ecology.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Applied Microbiology.

Yeasts are a versatile group of eukaryotic microorganisms, exhibiting heterogeneous nutritional profiles and an extraordinary ability to survive in a wide range of natural and man-associated ecosystems, including cold habitats. Cold-adapted yeasts inhabit numerous low-temperature environments where...