title: Debaryomyces hansenii--an extremophilic yeast with biotechnological potential.
abstract: We illuminate the ecological, physiological and genetic characteristics of the yeast Debaryomyces hansenii in the view of our belief that this metabolically versatile, non-pathogenic, osmotolerant and oleaginous microorganism represents an attractive target for fundamental and applied biotechnological research. To this end, we give a broad overview of extant biotechnological procedures using D. hansenii, e.g. in the manufacture of various foods, and propose research into the heterologous synthesis of a range of fine chemicals.
authors.affiliation: UFZ-Centre of Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Permoserstrasse 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany. uta.breuer@ufz.de
authors.forename: Uta
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Breuer
authors.forename: Hauke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harms
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*