The halotolerant Debaryomyces hansenii, the Cinderella of non‐conventional yeasts

Abstract Debaryomyces hansenii is a halotolerant yeast with a high biotechnological potential, particularly in food industry. However research in this yeast is limited by its molecular peculiarities. In this review we summarise the state of the art about research in this microorganisms, describing both pros and cons. We discuss (i) its halotolerance, (ii) the molecular factors involved in saline and osmotic stress, (iii) its high gene density and ambiguous CUG decoding, and (iv) its biotechnological and medical interests. We trust that all the bottlenecks in its study will be soon overcome and D. hansenii will become a fundamental organism for food biotechnological processes.
Source: Yeast - Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Tags: Yeast Primer Source Type: research