Changes in the Relative Abundance of Two Saccharomyces Species from Oak Forests to Wine Fermentations.

ABSTRACT: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its sibling species Saccharomyces paradoxus are known to inhabit temperate arboreal habitats across the globe. Despite their sympatric distribution in the wild, S. cerevisiae is predominantly associated with human fermentations. The apparent ecological differentiation of these species is particularly striking in Europe where S. paradoxus is abundant in forests and S. cerevisiae is abundant in vineyards. However, ecological differences may be confounded with geographic differences in species abundance. To compare the distribution and abundance of these two species we isolated Saccharomyces strains from over 1200 samples taken from vineyard and forest habitats in Slovenia. We isolated numerous strains of S. cerevisiae and S. paradoxus, as well as a small number o

SUBMITTER: Dashko S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4764737 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature