Candida albicans- a pre-whole genome duplication yeast - is predominantly aerobic and a poor ethanol producer

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-291

  Rozpȩdowska, Elzbieta ^a   Galafassi, Silvia ^b   Johansson, Louise ^a   Hagman, Arne ^a   Piškur, Jure ^a   Compagno, Concetta ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Molecular evolution; Obligate aerobes; Respiration; Yeast progenitor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOMICS; KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ETHANOL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FERMENTATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; GLUCOSE; OXYGEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YEASTS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79953901945     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2010.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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