The common brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is traditionally used for industrial ethanol production. Surprisingly, researches in both Sweden and Brazil have independently of each other uncovered another yeast (Brettanomyces/Dekkera bruxellensis) as the

The strain Dekkera bruxellensis CBS 11270 has been isolated from a Swedish alcohol production plant, where it outcompeted the initial inoculum of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In order to understand genome evolution

New generation sequencing methods nowadays enable the analysis of general gene expression even in non-conventional organisms, where no gene arrays are available. The total gene expression can reflect the active

Currently available industrial ethanol production technology is based on the utilization of sugar cane or corn starch, which also represent valuable products in the food market. This leads to a competition for 

 Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) represent a major group of contaminants in industrial ethanol production. Although ethanol production has industrially been used for millennia, the physiological aspects of microbial

Сurrent lipid production technologies for use in food or biodiesel carry a detrimental ecological footprint. The current project aims to develop green technologies that employ microorganisms for lipid production with applications

Rhodosporidium toruloides is basidiomycetous oleaginous yeast that can naturally accumulate lipids to more than 50% of their cell mass. R. toruloides is resistant to inhibitors in lignocellulose hydrolysate, can convert

Generation of a genome scale metabolic model (GEM) of Rhodosporidium toruloides would provide a deeper understanding of oleaginicity and facilitate the design of genetic engineering strategies. We have used the

Mould spoilage of biomass during storage causes significant economic losses. Maintaining storage of biomass to minimize spoilage is the most energy-demanding step in the production of many agricultural goods including substrates for 

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