Basidiomycetous Yeast, <i>Glaciozyma antarctica,</i> Forming Frost-Columnar Colonies on Frozen Medium

Basidiomycetous Yeast, <i>Glaciozyma antarctica,</i> Forming Frost-Columnar Colonies on Frozen Medium

The basidiomycetous yeast, <i>Glaciozyma antarctica</i>, was isolated from various terrestrial materials collected from the Sôya coast, East Antarctica, and formed frost-columnar colonies on agar plates frozen at −1 °C. Thawed colonies were highly viscous, indicating that the yeast produ...

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Main Authors: Seiichi Fujiu, Masanobu Ito, Eriko Kobayashi, Yuichi Hanada, Midori Yoshida, Sakae Kudoh, Tamotsu Hoshino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
cold adaptation
ecological strategy
frost resistance
ice-binding proteins (IBPs)
polysaccharide
unfrozen water
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/8/1679

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