The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been instrumental in the fermentation of foods and
beverages for millennia. In addition to fermentations like wine, beer, cider, sake, and bread …

Efficient xylose utilization is one of the most important pre-requisites for developing an
economic microbial conversion process of terrestrial lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels …

Prolonged high-temperature extreme events in the ocean, marine heatwaves, can have
severe and long-lasting impacts on marine ecosystems, fisheries and associated services …

The recent start-up of several full-scale 'second generation'ethanol plants marks a major
milestone in the development of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for fermentation of …

Biofilms are structured communities of tightly associated cells that constitute the
predominant state of bacterial growth in natural and human-made environments. Although …

Abstract Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE) is a powerful tool for engineering and
understanding microbial physiology. ALE relies on the selection and enrichment of …

Xylose is the second most abundant sugar in lignocellulosic biomass. Efficient and rapid
xylose utilization is essential for the economic bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into …

Highlights•Different xylose utilization pathways recently re-constructed in E. coli or S.
cerevisiae are reviewed.•Circumventing metabolic restriction in cells to increase xylose …

The reprogramming of metabolism in response to switching the carbon source from glucose
to non-preferred carbon sources is well-studied for yeast. However, understanding how …

The rapid co-fermentation of both glucose and xylose is important for the efficient conversion
of lignocellulose biomass into fuels and chemicals. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is considered …