Cold-adapted Yeasts: Biodiversity, Adaptation Strategies and Biotechnological Significance

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cold-Adapted Yeasts: A Lesson from the Cold and a Challenge for the XXI Century....Pages 3-22
Methods for the Isolation and Investigation of the Diversity of Cold-Adapted Yeasts and Their Ex Situ Preservation in Worldwide Collections....Pages 23-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Arctic Habitats....Pages 49-74
Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Antarctic Deserts....Pages 75-98
Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Alpine and Apennine Glaciers....Pages 99-122
Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Patagonian Habitats....Pages 123-148
Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Deep-Sea Environments....Pages 149-171
Black Yeasts in Cold Habitats....Pages 173-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Production of Pigments and Photo-Protective Compounds by Cold-Adapted Yeasts....Pages 193-224
Changes in Lipids Composition and Fluidity of Yeast Plasma Membrane as Response to Cold....Pages 225-242
Cold-Shock Response and Adaptation to Near-Freezing Temperature in Cold-Adapted Yeasts....Pages 243-257
Production of Antifreeze Proteins by Cold-Adapted Yeasts....Pages 259-280
Role of Sterol Metabolism and Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation of Proteins in Cold Adaptation of Yeasts....Pages 281-293
Subzero Activity of Cold-Adapted Yeasts....Pages 295-323
Fundamentals of Cold-Active Enzymes....Pages 325-350
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Cold-Active Yeast Lipases: Recent Issues and Future Prospects....Pages 353-375
Miscellaneous Cold-Active Yeast Enzymes of Industrial Importance....Pages 377-395
Production of Polymers and Other Compounds of Industrial Importance by Cold-Adapted Yeasts....Pages 397-415
Low-Temperature Production of Wine, Beer, and Distillates Using Cold-Adapted Yeasts....Pages 417-439
Cold-Adapted Yeasts as Biocontrol Agents: Biodiversity, Adaptation Strategies and Biocontrol Potential....Pages 441-464
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Bioremediation and Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons by Cold-Adapted Yeasts....Pages 465-480
Heterologous Expression of Proteins from Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Suitable Hosts: Methods and Applications....Pages 481-496
Food Spoilage by Cold-Adapted Yeasts....Pages 497-532
Back Matter....Pages 533-549