Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

The production and consumption of beer plays a significant role in the social, political, and
economic activities of many societies. During brewing fermentation step, many volatile and …

Understanding the phylogenetic relationships among the yeasts of the subphylum
Saccharomycotina is a prerequisite for understanding the evolution of their metabolisms and …

The dramatic phenotypic changes that occur in organisms during domestication leave
indelible imprints on their genomes. Although many domesticated plants and animals have …

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 …

Yeast researchers need model systems for ecology and evolution, but the model yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is not ideal because its evolution has been affected by …

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

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 most common fermented beverage, lager beer, is produced by interspecies hybrids of
the brewing yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its wild relative S. eubayanus. Lager …