Abstract Ice-free areas occupy< 0.5% of Antarctica and are unevenly distributed across the
continent. Terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in ice free areas are strongly influenced by …

The novel extremophilic yeast Rhodotorula frigidialcoholis, formerly R. JG1b, was isolated
from ice-cemented permafrost in University Valley (Antarctic), one of coldest and driest …

Highly concentrated radionuclide waste produced during the Cold War era is stored at US
Department of Energy (DOE) production sites. This radioactive waste was often highly acidic …

The goal of this work was to investigate the genetics of an acidophilic phenol-degrading
yeast strain using whole-genome sequencing (WGS), characterize the growth of the strain …

Endophytic yeasts of genus Rhodotorula are gaining importance for their ability to improve
plant growth. The nature of their interaction with plants, however, remains unknown …

Psychrophilic yeasts are distributed widely on Earth and have developed adaptation
strategies to overcome the effect of low temperatures. They can adapt to low temperatures …

Dry permafrost is a challenging environment for microbial life due to cold, dry, and often
oligotrophic conditions. In 2016, Elephant Head, Antarctica, was confirmed as the second …

A molecular approach was applied to the study of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. At first, functional annotation of the genome of R. mucilaginosa …

In industry, the yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa is commonly used for the production of
carotenoids. The production of carotenoids is important because they are used as natural …

Methionine, either as a free amino acid or included in proteins, can be oxidized into
methionine sulfoxide (MetO), which exists as R and S diastereomers. Almost all …