Yarrowia lipolytica possesses natural and engineered traits that make it a good host for the
industrial bioproduction of chemicals, fuels, foods, and pharmaceuticals. In recent years …

Among non-conventional yeasts of industrial interest, the dimorphic oleaginous yeast
Yarrowia lipolytica appears as one of the most attractive for a large range of white …

Candida tropicalis has emerged as one of the most important Candida species. It has been
widely considered the second most virulent Candida species, only preceded by C. albicans …

This is an updated paper focusing on the general epidemiological aspects of Rhodotorula in
humans, animals, and the environment. Previously considered nonpathogenic, Rhodotorula …

Mycologists have been fascinated with marine fungi for more than 70 years now. An
enormous volume of information on marine fungi is presently available. We can now say …

Yeasts are microscopic fungi inhabiting all Earth environments, including those inhospitable
for most life forms, considered extreme environments. According to their habitats, yeasts …

We illuminate the ecological, physiological and genetic characteristics of the yeast
Debaryomyces hansenii in the view of our belief that this metabolically versatile, non …

Extreme environments have for long been considered to be populated almost exclusively by
prokaryotic organisms and therefore monopolized by bacteriologists. Solar salterns are …

The halophilic γ‐proteobacterium Halomonas elongata DSM 2581T thrives at high salinity
by synthesizing and accumulating the compatible solute ectoine. Ectoine levels are highly …

Yarrowia lipolytica is a fungus that degrades hydrophobic substrates very efficiently. The
fungus displays several important characteristics that have encouraged researchers to study …