Diversity of Non-Conventional Yeasts (NCY)
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Which yeast cell factory is highlighted as an emerging option for applications in food and biotechnology?

  • Pichia pastoris
  • Komagataella phaffii
  • Kluyveromyces marxianus (correct)
  • Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880

    • Which database is mentioned for studying gene and genomic transcription regulation in non-conventional yeasts?

  • DBpedia
  • Scopus
  • Yeastract and Communityyeastract (correct)
  • NCBI

    • Which yeast is known as a methanol devouring biotech yeast and was formerly recognized as Pichia pastoris?

  • Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880
  • Kluyveromyces marxianus
  • Kluyveromyces lactis
  • Komagataella phaffii (correct)

    • What is the focus of the study in the Metab Eng Commun 2019 paper?

    <p>Development of a comprehensive genome-scale model for Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which paper discussed the development of synthetic biology tools to engineer Pichia pastoris as a chassis for natural product production?

    <p>Development of synthetic biology tools to engineer Pichia pastoris: from transcriptionally redesigned strains to bioprocess optimization and metabolic modelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which paper provides insights into recombinant protein production in Pichia pastoris and includes topics like bioprocess optimization and metabolic modeling?

    <p>Recombinant protein production in Pichia pastoris: from transcriptionally redesigned strains to bioprocess optimization and metabolic modelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of limiting anaerobic digestion to the first three stages?

    <p>Production of VFAs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the prevalence of different VFAs in the anaerobic digestion process?

    <p>The composition of the substrate and conditions of the reactor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology is VFA production considered to be?

    <p>A novel technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main research effort of YEAST4BIO?

    <p>Advancing the understanding of how feedstock composition affects VFA profiles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are NCY more efficient at converting than S. cerevisiae?

    <p>Converting carbon sources from VFAs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most typical bioproduct associated with yeast?

    <p>Ethanol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the research efforts within the YEAST4BIO community?

    <p>Developing economically-viable production processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is needed to reach the goal of developing economically-viable production processes?

    <p>More knowledge on NCY metabolism, genetics, and physiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unique nature of each biotechnology process?

    <p>It increases the complexity and difficulty of scale-up</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who provided the illustration for this article?

    <p>Karl Persson at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis for this article?

    <p>Work from COST Action Yeast4Bio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who supported COST Action Yeast4Bio?

    <p>European Cooperation in Science and Technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What group of organisms is exceptionally diverse in terms of phylogenetic span?

    <p>Non-conventional yeasts (NCY)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which carbon sources can NCY utilize apart from glucose?

    <p>Monosaccharides and disaccharides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bioprocess-induced stresses are some NCY species highly tolerant to?

    <p>Low pH, elevated temperatures, and high osmolarities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes some NCY species superior to S.cerevisiae?

    <p>Ability to accumulate metabolites and synthesize recombinant proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which oleaginous yeasts can accumulate lipids up to 60%–70% of their biomass?

    <p>Rhodotorula glutinis and Lipomyces starkeyi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT true about hemiascomycetous yeasts?

    <p>They are less diverse than NCY</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following publications discusses the use of microalgae biomass as a potential feedstock for the carboxylate platform?

    <p>Magdalena JA, González-Fernández C. Microalgae biomass as a potential feedstock for the carboxylate platform. Molecules 2019;24:4404.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which publication discusses the physiological characterization of Debaryomyces hansenii in controlled bioreactors?

    <p>Navarrete C, Frost AT, Ramos-Moreno L et al. A physiological characterization in controlled bioreactors reveals a novel survival strategy for debaryomyces hansenii at high salinity. Yeast 2021;38:302–15.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which publication discusses the use of non-conventional yeast species for stress tolerance traits desirable in bioethanol fermentation?

    <p>Mukherjee V, Radecka D, Aerts G et al. Phenotypic landscape of non-conventional yeast species for different stress tolerance traits desirable in bioethanol fermentation. Biotechnol Biofuels 2017;10:216.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which publication discusses the reconstruction and analysis of a Kluyveromyces marxianus genome-scale metabolic model?

    <p>Marcišauskas S, Ji B, Nielsen J. Reconstruction and analysis of a kluyveromyces marxianus genome-scale metabolic model. BMC Bioinformatics 2019;20:1–9.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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