Zygosaccharomyces rouxii CBS 732, communicated by Teun Boekhout
Biology: Zygosaccharomyces rouxii
CBS 732 is a haploid yeast belonging to the
Saccharomycetaceae phylum. It is one of the most
osmotolerant and halotolerant yeasts since it is able to grow in
high concentrations of salts and/or sugar. Salt tolerance and
assimilation of glycerol is strain dependent. Z.
rouxii is employed in fermentation
but is also one of the main spoilage microorganisms in food
industry.
Genome:
Z. rouxii shares a common origin with the duplicated
yeasts of the Saccharomyces and Nakaseomyces clades but separated
from them before the whole-genome duplication and belong to the
protoploid Saccharomycetaceae. Z. rouxii is,
therefore, most closely related to the putative ancestral genome of
S. cerevisiae. This genome reveals common signatures
(short centromeres; triplication of mating cassettes; a very
limited number of spliceosomal introns; usage of the universal
genetic code; a single rDNA locus containing the genes for the 5S
RNA molecule) that confirm the monophyletic origin of
Saccharomycetaceae.
Genome Reference(s)
Please cite the following publication(s) if you use the data from this genome in your research:
Souciet JL, Dujon B, Gaillardin C, Johnston M, Baret PV, Cliften P, Sherman DJ, Weissenbach J, Westhof E, Wincker P, Jubin C, Poulain J, Barbe V, Ségurens B, Artiguenave F, Anthouard V, Vacherie B, Val ME, Fulton RS, Minx P, Wilson R, Durrens P, Jean G, Marck C, Martin T, Nikolski M, Rolland T, Seret ML, Casarégola S, Despons L, Fairhead C, Fischer G, Lafontaine I, Leh V, Lemaire M, de Montigny J, Neuvéglise C, Thierry A, Blanc-Lenfle I, Bleykasten C, Diffels J, Fritsch E, Frangeul L, Goëffon A, Jauniaux N, Kachouri-Lafond R, Payen C, Potier S, Pribylova L, Ozanne C, Richard GF, Sacerdot C, Straub ML, Talla E
Comparative genomics of protoploid Saccharomycetaceae.
Genome Res. 2009 Oct;19(10):1696-709. doi: 10.1101/gr.091546.109
Souciet JL, Dujon B, Gaillardin C, Johnston M, Baret PV, Cliften P, Sherman DJ, Weissenbach J, Westhof E, Wincker P, Jubin C, Poulain J, Barbe V, Ségurens B, Artiguenave F, Anthouard V, Vacherie B, Val ME, Fulton RS, Minx P, Wilson R, Durrens P, Jean G, Marck C, Martin T, Nikolski M, Rolland T, Seret ML, Casarégola S, Despons L, Fairhead C, Fischer G, Lafontaine I, Leh V, Lemaire M, de Montigny J, Neuvéglise C, Thierry A, Blanc-Lenfle I, Bleykasten C, Diffels J, Fritsch E, Frangeul L, Goëffon A, Jauniaux N, Kachouri-Lafond R, Payen C, Potier S, Pribylova L, Ozanne C, Richard GF, Sacerdot C, Straub ML, Talla E
Comparative genomics of protoploid Saccharomycetaceae.
Genome Res. 2009 Oct;19(10):1696-709. doi: 10.1101/gr.091546.109
