Yeasts In Natural Ecosystems Ecology

Author : Pietro Buzzini,Marc-André Lachance,Andrey Yurkov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319626833

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Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Diversity by Pietro Buzzini,Marc-André Lachance,Andrey Yurkov Pdf

This book focuses on the diversity of yeasts in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, including the association of yeasts with insects, invertebrate and vertebrate animals. It offers an overview of the knowledge accumulated in the course of more than 60 years of research and is closely connected with the volume Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Ecology by the same editors. In view of the rapid decline of many natural habitats due to anthropogenic activities and climate change, the need to study biodiversity is pressing. Rising temperatures threaten species inhabiting cold and aquatic environments, and species in terrestrial ecosystems are endangered by habitat fragmentation or loss. Most of our knowledge of intrinsic properties (autoecology) of yeasts reported throughout this book is derived from laboratory experiments with pure cultures. Accordingly, the importance of culture collections for ecological studies is highlighted by presenting an overview of worldwide available yeast strains and their origins. All of the chapters were written by leading international yeast research experts, and will appeal to researchers and advanced students in the field of microbial diversity.

Author : Pietro Buzzini,Marc-André Lachance,Andrey Yurkov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319615752

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Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Ecology by Pietro Buzzini,Marc-André Lachance,Andrey Yurkov Pdf

This book presents an up-to-date review of the ecology of yeast communities in natural ecosystems. It focuses on their biological interactions, including mutualism, parasitism, commensalism and antagonistic interactions, and is closely connected with the volume Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Diversity by the same editors. Yeasts are the smallest eukaryotic organisms successfully growing under a wide range of environmental conditions. They constantly modify the environment through their own metabolic activities. Although yeasts are among the earlier colonizers of nutrient-rich substrates, their role in ecosystem processes is not limited to the consumption and transformation of simple sugars. They also engage in close relationships with animals, plants and other fungi in the environment as mutualists, competitors, parasites and pathogens. This book reviews the diversity of biological interactions and roles of yeasts in ecosystems and summarises recent concepts and tools developed in community ecology. All of the chapters were written by leading international yeast research experts, and will appeal to researchers and advanced students in the field of microbial ecology.

Author : Carlos Augusto Rosa,Gabor Peter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540309857

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Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Yeasts by Carlos Augusto Rosa,Gabor Peter Pdf

In the last few decades more and more yeast habitats have been explored, spanning cold climates to tropical regions and dry deserts to rainforests. 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. 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.

Author : J. F. T. Spencer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997-07-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540568204

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Yeasts in Natural and Artificial Habitats by J. F. T. Spencer Pdf

This book gives a general overview of the biology and molecular biology of yeasts. Topics emphasized include yeast taxonomy (including evolution of yeasts), yeast ecology, with as much emphasis as possible on the relationship between the organisms and the environment, the structure and function of the yeast cell, its life cycle and metabolism, and the relationship between yeasts and mankind, including pathogenicity, traditional and current industrial and therapeutic uses and related topics. The contribution of yeasts to fundamental research in biology is discussed as an integral part of the subject.

Author : John F. T. Spencer,Dorothy M. Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3662033712

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Yeasts in Natural and Artificial Habitats by John F. T. Spencer,Dorothy M. Spencer Pdf

Author : Pietro Buzzini,Rosa Margesin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642396816

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Cold-adapted Yeasts by Pietro Buzzini,Rosa Margesin Pdf

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 they are subjected to seasonal or permanent cold conditions. Hence, they have evolved a number of adaptation strategies with regard to growth and reproduction, metabolic activities, survival and protection. Due to their distinctive ability to thrive successfully at low and even subzero temperatures, cold-adapted yeasts are increasingly attracting attention in basic science and industry for their enormous biotechnological potential. This book presents our current understanding of the diversity and ecology of cold-adapted yeasts in worldwide cold ecosystems, their adaptation strategies, and their biotechnological significance. Special emphasis is placed on the exploitation of cold-adapted yeasts as a source of cold-active enzymes and biopolymers, as well as their benefits for food microbiology, bioremediation and biocontrol. Further, aspects of food biodeterioration are considered.

Author : Sérgio Luiz Alves Júnior,Helen Treichel,Thiago Olitta Basso,Boris Ugarte Stambuk
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789815051070

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Yeasts: From Nature to Bioprocesses by Sérgio Luiz Alves Júnior,Helen Treichel,Thiago Olitta Basso,Boris Ugarte Stambuk Pdf

Since ancient times, yeasts have been used for brewing and breadmaking processes. They now represent a flagship organism for alcoholic fermentation processes. The ubiquity of some yeast species also offers microbiologists a heterologous gene-expression platform, making them a model organism for studying eukaryotes. Yeasts: from Nature to Bioprocesses brings together information about the origin and evolution of yeasts, their ecological relationships, and the main taxonomic groups into a single volume. The book initially explores six significant yeast genera in detailed chapters. The book then delves into the main biotechnological processes in which both prospected and engineered yeasts are successfully employed. Yeasts: from Nature to Bioprocesses, therefore, elucidates the leading role of these single-cell organisms for industrial microbiology in environmental, health, social, and economic terms. This book is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary resource for general readers as well as scholars of all levels who want to know all about yeast microbiology and their industrial applications.

Author : Herman Phaff,Martin Wesley Miller,Emil Marcel Mrak
Publisher : Cambridge : Harvard University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Yeast
ISBN : UOM:39015026975428

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The Life of Yeasts: Their Nature, Activity, Ecology, and Relation to Mankind by Herman Phaff,Martin Wesley Miller,Emil Marcel Mrak Pdf

Author : Amparo Querol,Graham H. Fleet
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540283980

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Yeasts in Food and Beverages by Amparo Querol,Graham H. Fleet Pdf

As a group of microorganisms, yeasts have an enormous impact on food and bev- age production. Scientific and technological understanding of their roles in this p- duction began to emerge in the mid-1800s, starting with the pioneering studies of Pasteur in France and Hansen in Denmark on the microbiology of beer and wine fermentations. Since that time, researchers throughout the world have been engaged in a fascinating journey of discovery and development – learning about the great diversity of food and beverage commodities that are produced or impacted by yeast activity, about the diversity of yeast species associated with these activities, and about the diversity of biochemical, physiological and molecular mechanisms that underpin the many roles of yeasts in food and beverage production. Many excellent books have now been published on yeasts in food and beverage production, and it is reasonable to ask the question – why another book? There are two different approaches to describe and understand the role of yeasts in food and beverage production. One approach is to focus on the commodity and the technology of its processing (e. g. wine fermentation, fermentation of bakery products), and this is the direction that most books on food and beverage yeasts have taken, to date. A second approach is to focus on the yeasts, themselves, and their bi- ogy in the context of food and beverage habitats.

Author : Tibor Deak,Larry R. Beuchat
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1996-04-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849327032

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Handbook of Food Spoilage Yeasts by Tibor Deak,Larry R. Beuchat Pdf

Because yeasts are capable of growing in a wide range of foods, their metabolic activities can cause significant economic losses in the food industry. Handbook of Food Spoilage Yeasts is the first guide to tackle this important subject. This easy-to-understand book describes in detail the ecology and physiology of spoilage yeasts. It explores the influence of ecological factors on growth, metabolic activities, survival, and death of yeasts in food. It also provides techniques for enumeration and identification of commonly encountered yeasts. Building upon this foundation, Handbook of Food Spoilage Yeasts presents strategies for food preservation based on controlling or killing spoilage yeasts and highlights information useful for monitoring the effectiveness of processing and storage technologies. This book is of tremendous practical value for anyone working in the food industry or interested in the mycological dimension of food spoilage. Handbook of Food Spoilage Yeasts is a long-overdue, essential resource.

Author : Natuschka M. Lee
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783110424331

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Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Microorganisms by Natuschka M. Lee Pdf

This book provides a broad overview how extremophiles can be used in biotechnology, including for the production and degradation of compounds. It reviews various recent discoveries and applications related to a large variety of extremophiles, considering both prokaryotes as well as eukaryotes.

Author : Susana Castro-Sowinski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030027865

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The Ecological Role of Micro-organisms in the Antarctic Environment by Susana Castro-Sowinski Pdf

This book provides up-to-date multidisciplinary information regarding microbial physiological groups in terms of their role in the Antarctic ecology. How do microorganisms shape the Antarctic environment? The book presents a thorough overview of the most important physiological microbial groups or microbial systems that shape the Antarctic environment. Each microbial model is described in terms of their physiology and metabolism, and their role in the Antarctic environmental sustainability. The individual chapters prepare readers for understanding the relevance of the microbial models from both an historical perspective, and considering the latest developments. This book will appeal to researchers and teachers interested in the Antarctic science, but also to students who want to understand the role of microbes in the ecology of extreme environments.

Author : John Dighton,James F. White
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781498706674

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The Fungal Community by John Dighton,James F. White Pdf

"...a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely valuable...overall it is a hugely valuable compendium of fungal ecology research. It is a must for the library shelf." -Lynne Boddy, Cardiff University, UK, Mycological Research, 2006 "These 44 chapters are an excellent starting point for anyone interested in fungal communities, in the broadest sense of the term. It is a book for dipping into...may be the last comprehensive treatment of fungal communities before the molecular revolution." -Meriel Jones, University of Liverpool, UK, Microbiology Today "... the scope of the work is tremendous. ... Excellent chapters providing overviews of methods ... provide a snap shot of the current approaches used to understand fungal communities at several levels of organization. This book should probably be on the shelf of every student of mycology, and many ecologists too. For all students, this book should be a valuable resource and source of inspiration." -Daniel Henk, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London, in Inoculum, Vol. 59, No. 3, May 2008 "Thorough taxonomic and subject indices further aid the reader in navigating through multiple authors’ treatments of subjects of interest." - Anthony Amend, Department of Botany, University of Hawaii at Manoa in Economic Botany, V. 61 In all subjects in science, new findings and the use of new technologies allow us to develop an ever-greater understanding of our world. Expanded and updated coverage in the fourth edition includes: Adds new sections on Integrating Genomics and Metagenomics into Community Analysis, Recent Advances in Fungal Endophyte Research, Fungi in the Built Environment, and Fungal Signaling and Communication Includes a broader treatment of fungal communities in natural ecosystems with in-depth coverage of fungal adaptations to stress and conservation Expands coverage of the influence of climate change on fungi and the role of fungi in organically polluted ecosystems Includes contributions from scientists from 20 nations to illustrate a true global approach for bridging gaps between ecological concepts and mycology

Author : T. Satyanarayana,Gotthard Kunze
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 747 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402082924

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Yeast Biotechnology: Diversity and Applications by T. Satyanarayana,Gotthard Kunze Pdf

I belie ve that the book would provide an overview of the recent developments in the domain of yeast research with some new ideas, which could serve as an inspiration and challenge for researchers in this field. Ne w Delhi Prof. Asis Datta Dec. 24, 2007 F ormer Vice-chancellor, JNU Director, NCPGR (New Delhi) Pr eface Yeasts are eukaryotic unicellular microfungi that are widely distributed in the natural environments. Although yeasts are not as ubiquitous as bacteria in the na- ral environments, they have been isolated from terrestrial, aquatic and atmospheric environments. Yeast communities have been found in association with plants, a- mals and insects. Several species of yeasts have also been isolated from specialized or extreme environments like those with low water potential (e. g. high sugar/salt concentrations), low temperature (e. g. yeasts isolated from Antarctica), and low oxygen availability (e. g. intestinal tracts of animals). Around 1500 species of yeasts belonging to over 100 genera have been described so far. It is estimated that only 1% of the extant yeasts on earth have been described till date. Therefore, global efforts are underway to recover new yeast species from a variety of normal and extreme environments. Yeasts play an important role in food chains, and carbon, nitrogen and sulphur cycles. Yeasts can be genetically manipulated by hybridization, mutation, rare m- ing, cytoduction, spheroplast fusion, single chromosomal transfer and transfor- tion using recombinant technology. Yeasts (e. g.

Author : Tulasi Satyanarayana,Gotthard Kunze
Publisher : Springer
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811026218

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Yeast Diversity in Human Welfare by Tulasi Satyanarayana,Gotthard Kunze Pdf

This book brings together and updates the latest information on the diversity of yeasts, their molecular features and their applications in the welfare of mankind. Yeasts are eukaryotic microfungi widely found in natural environments, including those with extreme conditions such as low temperatures, low oxygen levels and low water availability. To date, approximately 2,000 of the estimated 30,000 to 45,000 species of yeast on Earth, belonging to around 200 genera have been described. Although there are a few that are opportunistic human and animal pathogens, the vast majority of yeasts are beneficial, playing an important role in the food chain and in the carbon, nitrogen and sulphur cycles. In addition, yeasts such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Hansenula polymorpha and Pichia pastoris are used in expressing foreign genes to produce proteins of pharmaceutical interest. A landmark in biotechnology was reached in 1996 with the completion of sequencing of the entire S. cerevisiae genome, and it has now become a central player in the development of an entirely new approach to biological research and synthetic biology. The sequencing of genomes of several yeasts including Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neofromans has also recently been completed. candida albicans="" and="" p/pp