Cyberlindnera jadinii Genome sequencing and assembly
Elimination of greenhouse gas emissions in industrial biotechnology requires replacement of carbohydrates by alternative carbon substrates, produced from CO2 and waste streams. Ethanol is already industrially produced from agricultural residues and waste gas and is miscible with water, self-sterilising and energy-dense. Fast growth and high biomass yields make C. jadinii an interesting candidate for the production of single-cell protein (SCP) for feed and food applications as well as other ATP-intensive products. To address a knowledge gap in quantitative physiology of C. jadinii and other yeasts during growth on ethanol, this study investigates growth kinetics, growth energetics, nutritional requirements, and biomass composition of C. jadinii strains in batch, chemostat and fed-batch cultures.