How to characterize a strain? The neglected influence of clonal heterogeneity on the phenotypes of industrial Saccharomyces
H. V. Racz, F. Mukhtar, A. Imre, Z. Radai, A. K. Gombert, T. Ratonyi, J. Nagy, I. Pocsi, W. P. Pfliegler
This study shows that clonal heterogeneity in industrial yeast strains significantly affects phenotypes and performance, highlighting the impact of single-cell bottlenecks during strain isolation.
bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2020Microbiology