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

Pietro Buzzini (Curatore)

Rosa Margesin (Curatore)

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2016

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.

• Curatore: Pietro Buzzini, Rosa Margesin
• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 549 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783662512159

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