Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for winemaking

Nowhere in science is the relationship between
fundamental and applied research as evident as in
yeast research. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the yeast
responsible for alcoholic fermentation, and has been
used for centuries as mankind s oldest domesticated
organism in wine making, baking, brewing and
distilling. This species became the model organism par excellence , was the first eukaryotic genome to
be sequenced, and stands at the forefront of
molecular biology and functional analysis in genetics
and genomics. The market value of products derived
from fermentations with S. cerevisiae is expected to
increase much above the general market growth in the
future. This book presents an assessment of molecular
techniques for accurate genotyping of S. cerevisiae
strains and a three-years biogeographical and
population genetics survey of S. cerevisiae strains
from winemaking environments, for the conservation of
biodiversity and sustainable development of genetic
resources.

Autorentext

Dr. Dorit-Elisabeth Schuller is Assistant Professor at theUniversity of Minho (Portugal), where her research interest isbiotechnology of industrial yeasts. She obtained her diplomadegree from the Friedrich-Alexander University (Germany), andcontinued for a MSc in Environmental Sciences and a PhD inSciences at the University of Minho.

Klappentext

Nowhere in science is the relationship betweenfundamental and applied research as evident as inyeast research. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the yeastresponsible for alcoholic fermentation, and has beenused for centuries as mankind´s oldest domesticatedorganism in wine making, baking, brewing anddistilling. This species became the model organism"par excellence", was the first eukaryotic genome tobe sequenced, and stands at the forefront ofmolecular biology and functional analysis in geneticsand genomics. The market value of products derivedfrom fermentations with S. cerevisiae is expected toincrease much above the general market growth in thefuture. This book presents an assessment of moleculartechniques for accurate genotyping of S. cerevisiaestrains and a three-years biogeographical andpopulation genetics survey of S. cerevisiae strainsfrom winemaking environments, for the conservation ofbiodiversity and sustainable development of geneticresources.