Yeast cells are often employed in industrial fermentation processes for their ability to
efficiently convert relatively high concentrations of sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide …

Cross-species gene transfer is often associated with bacteria, which have evolved several
mechanisms that facilitate horizontal DNA exchange. However, the increased availability of …

Nowadays, consumers require fermented alcoholic beverages with particular and enhanced
flavour profiles while avoiding the health concerns due to high ethanol content. Here, the …

Highlights•Traditional beer brewing provided the perfect setting for microbial domestication.•
Saccharomyces beer yeasts have been domesticated on multiple occasions.•Domestication …

The brewing industry is experiencing a period of change and experimentation largely driven
by customer demand for product diversity. This has coincided with a greater appreciation of …

Hybridization between species often leads to non-viable or infertile offspring, yet examples
of evolutionarily successful interspecific hybrids have been reported in all kingdoms of life …

Yeasts play vital roles in food biotechnology, especially in fermented products. Yeasts are
monoculture bioprocessing agents, are members of complex microbial communities, and …

The burgeoning interest in archaic, traditional, and novel beer styles has coincided with a
growing appreciation of the role of yeasts in determining beer character as well as a better …

The natural interspecies Saccharomyces cerevisiae× Saccharomyces eubayanus hybrid
yeast is responsible for global lager beer production and is one of the most important …

Lager-style beers constitute the vast majority of the beer market, and yet, the genetic origin
of the yeast strains that brew them has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Unlike …