Yeast <em>Scheffersomyces stipitis</em> (IMAGE)

DOE/Joint Genome Institute

Yeast <em>Scheffersomyces stipitis</em>

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As part of a comparative genomic analysis involving 29 yeasts, researchers at the DOE Joint Genome Institute sequenced and annotated 16 yeast genomes, including that of Scheffersomyces stipitis. The study appeared in PNAS the week of August 15, 2016 and aims to boost the stable of yeasts used for a wide range of biotechnological applications; so far industry has only used a fraction of the diversity available among yeast species.

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Courtesy of Tom Jeffries

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