Yeasts Inhabiting Extreme Environments and Their Biotechnological Applications


Por: Segal-Kischinevzky, Claudia, Romero-Aguilar, Lucero, Alcaraz, Luis D., Lopez-Ortiz, Geovani, Martinez-Castillo, Blanca, Torres-Ramirez, Nayeli, Sandoval, Georgina, Gonzalez, James

Publicada: 1 abr 2022
Resumen:
Yeasts are microscopic fungi inhabiting all Earth environments, including those inhospitable for most life forms, considered extreme environments. According to their habitats, yeasts could be extremotolerant or extremophiles. Some are polyextremophiles, depending on their growth capacity, tolerance, and survival in the face of their habitat's physical and chemical constitution. The extreme yeasts are relevant for the industrial production of value-added compounds, such as biofuels, lipids, carotenoids, recombinant proteins, enzymes, among others. This review calls attention to the importance of yeasts inhabiting extreme environments, including metabolic and adaptive aspects to tolerate conditions of cold, heat, water availability, pH, salinity, osmolarity, UV radiation, and metal toxicity, which are relevant for biotechnological applications. We explore the habitats of extreme yeasts, highlighting key species, physiology, adaptations, and molecular identification. Finally, we summarize several findings related to the industrially-important extremophilic yeasts and describe current trends in biotechnological applications that will impact the bioeconomy.

Filiaciones:
Segal-Kischinevzky, Claudia:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Celular, Ave Univ 3000, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Romero-Aguilar, Lucero:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Dept Bioquim, Ave Univ 3000, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Alcaraz, Luis D.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Celular, Ave Univ 3000, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Lopez-Ortiz, Geovani:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Subdiv Med Familiar, Ave Univ 3000, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Martinez-Castillo, Blanca:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Celular, Ave Univ 3000, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Torres-Ramirez, Nayeli:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Celular, Ave Univ 3000, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Sandoval, Georgina:
 Ctr Invest & Asistencia Tecnol & Diseno Estado Ja, Lab Innovac Bioenerget & Bioproc Avanzados LIBBA, Unidad Biotecnol Ind, Av Normalistas 800 Col Colinas Normal, Guadalajara 44270, Jalisco, Mexico

Gonzalez, James:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Celular, Ave Univ 3000, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
ISSN: 20762607





Microorganisms
Editorial
MDPI, ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Suiza
Tipo de documento: Review
Volumen: 10 Número: 4
Páginas:
WOS Id: 000785247800001
ID de PubMed: 35456844
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