Occurrence and Distribution of Strains of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> in China Seas

The yeast <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> has been widely applied in fermentation industries, chemical industries and biological research and it is widespread in different environments, especially in sugar-rich environments. However, little is known about the occurrence, distribution and...

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Main Authors: Bai-Chuan Tian, Guang-Lei Liu, Zhe Chi, Zhong Hu, Zhen-Ming Chi
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
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author Bai-Chuan Tian
Guang-Lei Liu
Zhe Chi
Zhong Hu
Zhen-Ming Chi
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Zhe Chi
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Zhen-Ming Chi
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description The yeast <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> has been widely applied in fermentation industries, chemical industries and biological research and it is widespread in different environments, especially in sugar-rich environments. However, little is known about the occurrence, distribution and roles of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> in marine environments. In this study, only 10 strains among all the yeasts isolated from different marine environments belonged to <i>S. cerevisiae</i>. It was found that most of the strains of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> in marine environments occurred in guts, the surface of marine fish and mangrove trees. In contrast, they were not found in seawater and sediments. All the strains of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> isolated from the marine environments had a lower ability to produce ethanol than the highly alcohol-producing yeast <i>Saccharomyces</i> sp. W0 isolated from fermented rice, but the strains 2E00400, 2E00558, 2E00498, 2E00723, 2E00724 could produce higher concentrations of ethanol than any other marine-derived strains of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> obtained in this study. However, some of them had higher ethanol tolerance and higher trehalose content than <i>Saccharomyces</i> sp. W0. In particular, ethanol tolerance of the yeast strain 2E00498 was higher than that of <i>Saccharomyces</i> sp. W0. This may be related to the harsh marine environments from which they were isolated. Such yeast strains with higher alcohol tolerance could be used to further improve the alcohol tolerance of <i>Saccharomyces</i> sp. W0.
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spelling doaj.art-e87e90ec824c467a82d0f18984bdc2032023-11-21T21:58:44ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122021-05-019659010.3390/jmse9060590Occurrence and Distribution of Strains of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> in China SeasBai-Chuan Tian0Guang-Lei Liu1Zhe Chi2Zhong Hu3Zhen-Ming Chi4College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao 266003, ChinaCollege of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao 266003, ChinaCollege of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao 266003, ChinaDepartment of Biology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, ChinaCollege of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao 266003, ChinaThe yeast <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> has been widely applied in fermentation industries, chemical industries and biological research and it is widespread in different environments, especially in sugar-rich environments. However, little is known about the occurrence, distribution and roles of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> in marine environments. In this study, only 10 strains among all the yeasts isolated from different marine environments belonged to <i>S. cerevisiae</i>. It was found that most of the strains of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> in marine environments occurred in guts, the surface of marine fish and mangrove trees. In contrast, they were not found in seawater and sediments. All the strains of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> isolated from the marine environments had a lower ability to produce ethanol than the highly alcohol-producing yeast <i>Saccharomyces</i> sp. W0 isolated from fermented rice, but the strains 2E00400, 2E00558, 2E00498, 2E00723, 2E00724 could produce higher concentrations of ethanol than any other marine-derived strains of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> obtained in this study. However, some of them had higher ethanol tolerance and higher trehalose content than <i>Saccharomyces</i> sp. W0. In particular, ethanol tolerance of the yeast strain 2E00498 was higher than that of <i>Saccharomyces</i> sp. W0. This may be related to the harsh marine environments from which they were isolated. Such yeast strains with higher alcohol tolerance could be used to further improve the alcohol tolerance of <i>Saccharomyces</i> sp. W0.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/6/590marine environments<i>S. cerevisae</i>identificationethanol productionalcohol endurance
spellingShingle Bai-Chuan Tian
Guang-Lei Liu
Zhe Chi
Zhong Hu
Zhen-Ming Chi
Occurrence and Distribution of Strains of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> in China Seas
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
marine environments
<i>S. cerevisae</i>
identification
ethanol production
alcohol endurance
title Occurrence and Distribution of Strains of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> in China Seas
title_full Occurrence and Distribution of Strains of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> in China Seas
title_fullStr Occurrence and Distribution of Strains of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> in China Seas
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence and Distribution of Strains of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> in China Seas
title_short Occurrence and Distribution of Strains of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> in China Seas
title_sort occurrence and distribution of strains of i saccharomyces cerevisiae i in china seas
topic marine environments
<i>S. cerevisae</i>
identification
ethanol production
alcohol endurance
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/6/590
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