GENOMIC ADAPTATION OF AN AUTOCHTHONOUS CIDER YEAST STRAIN TO BUCKWHEAT AND BARLEY WORT UNDER STRESSFUL BREWING CONDITIONS
Martina Podgoršek, Katja Doberšek, Maja Paš, Miha Tome, Miha Ocvirk, Uroš Petrovič, Iztok Jože Košir, Neža Čadež
This study uses adaptive laboratory evolution to domesticate cider yeast for efficient fermentation of buckwheat and barley worts under stressful brewing conditions, resulting in genomic and phenotypic changes similar to traditional beer yeasts.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Oct 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology