Contrasting Strategies for Sucrose Utilization in a Floral Yeast Clade
Carla Gonçalves, Margarida Marques, Paula Gonçalves
Abstract
Microbes usually have flexible metabolic capabilities and are able to use different compounds to meet their needs. The yeasts belonging to the Wickerhamiella and Starmerella genera (forming the so-called W/S clade) are usually found in flowers or insects that visit flowers and are known for having acquired many genes from bacteria by a process called horizontal gene transfer.
Topics & Concepts
CladeYeastSucroseBiologyBotanyPhylogeneticsGeneticsFood scienceGeneYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesFermentation and Sensory AnalysisMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology