New lager yeast strains generated by interspecific hybridization

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 769-778

  Krogerus, Kristoffer ^a,b   Magalhães, Frederico ^a,b   Vidgren, Virve ^a   Gibson, Brian ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brewing; Heterosis; Hybrid; Lager yeast; Mating; S. eubayanus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLUCOSIDE; MALTOTRIOSE; TRISACCHARIDE;

ANALYSIS; BEER; EVOLUTION; FERMENTATION; FLOCCULATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BEER; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FLOCCULATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLUCOSIDES; HYBRID VIGOR; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRISACCHARIDES;

EID: 84939968287     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-015-1597-6     Document Type: Article

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