Collateral consequences of agricultural fungicides on pathogenic yeasts: A One Health perspective to tackle azole resistance

D Castelo‐Branco, SR Lockhart, YC Chen… - Mycoses, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Candida and Cryptococcus affect millions of people yearly, being responsible for a wide
array of clinical presentations, including life‐threatening diseases. Interestingly, most human …

Yeasts from temperate forests

S Mozzachiodi, FY Bai, P Baldrian, G Bell… - Yeast, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Yeasts are ubiquitous in temperate forests. While this broad habitat is well‐defined, the
yeasts inhabiting it and their life cycles, niches, and contributions to ecosystem functioning …

Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology

RE Antwis, SM Griffiths, XA Harrison… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Microbial ecology provides insights into the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of
microbial communities underpinning every ecosystem on Earth. Microbial communities can …

Extensive sampling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Taiwan reveals ecology and evolution of predomesticated lineages

TJ Lee, YC Liu, WA Liu, YF Lin, HH Lee… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
The ecology and genetic diversity of the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae before
human domestication remain poorly understood. Taiwan is regarded as part of this yeast's …

Oenological traits of Lachancea thermotolerans show signs of domestication and allopatric differentiation

A Hranilovic, JM Gambetta, L Schmidtke, PK Boss… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
The yeast Lachancea thermotolerans (previously Kluyveromyces thermotolerans) is a
species of large, yet underexplored, oenological potential. This study delivers …

Macroevolutionary diversity of traits and genomes in the model yeast genus Saccharomyces

D Peris, EJ Ubbelohde, MC Kuang, J Kominek… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Species is the fundamental unit to quantify biodiversity. In recent years, the model yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae has seen an increased number of studies related to its …

Diverse Lineages of Candida albicans Live on Old Oaks

D Bensasson, J Dicks, JM Ludwig, CJ Bond… - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Most humans are inhabited by the yeast Candida albicans at some point. While largely
harmless, it is the most common cause of yeast infections. Though previously unclear …

The Role of Host and Fungal Factors in the Commensal-to-Pathogen Transition of Candida albicans

ID Jacobsen - Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The fungus Candida albicans has evolved to live in close
association with warm-blooded hosts and is found frequently on mucosal surfaces of healthy …

The evolution of Lachancea thermotolerans is driven by geographical determination, anthropisation and flux between different ecosystems

A Hranilovic, M Bely, I Masneuf-Pomarede, V Jiranek… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The yeast Lachancea thermotolerans (formerly Kluyveromyces thermotolerans) is a species
with remarkable, yet underexplored, biotechnological potential. This ubiquist occupies a …

Revisiting the Taxonomic Synonyms and Populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae—Phylogeny, Phenotypes, Ecology and Domestication

A Pontes, M Hutzler, PH Brito, JP Sampaio - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Saccharomyces cerevisiae—the most emblematic and industrially relevant yeast—has a
long list of taxonomical synonyms. Formerly considered as distinct species, some of the …