In the last few decades more and more yeast habitats that were not investigated earlier, spanning cold climates to tropical regions and dry deserts to rainforests, have been explored. As a result, a large body of ecological data has been accumulated and the number of known yeast species has increased rapidly. This book provides an overview of the biodiversity of yeasts in different habitats. The recent advances achieved by the application of molecular biological methods in the field of yeast taxonomy and ecology are also incorporated in the book. Wherever possible, the interaction between yeasts and the surrounding environment is discussed.

Yeast Biodiversity: How Many and How Much?

Yeast Systematics and Phylogeny - Implications of Molecular Identification Methods for Studies in Ecology
Yeast Biodiversity and Culture Collections
Genomics and Biodiversity in Yeasts
Methods for Investigating Yeast Biodiversity
Sugar Metabolism in Yeasts: an Overview of Aerobic and Anaerobic Glucose Catabolism
Diversity of Nitrogen Metabolism Among Yeast Species: Regulatory and Evolutionary Aspects
Environmental Factors Influencing Yeasts
Yeast Responses to Stresses
Antagonistic Interactions Among Yeasts
Yeasts in Soil
Yeast Biodiversity in Freshwater, Marine and Deep-Sea Environments
Phylloplane Yeasts
Yeast and Invertebrate Associations
Yeasts in Extreme Environments
Yeast Biodiversity in the Antarctic
Yeast Biodiversity in Tropical Forests of Asia
Yeast Communities in Tropical Rain Forests in Brazil and other South American Ecosystems
The Biogeographic Diversity of Cactophilic Yeasts
Black Yeasts and Meristematic Fungi: Ecology, Diversity and Identification
Yeasts as Indicators of Environmental Quality
Yeast Biodiversity and Biotechnology.