In the present study, 20 psychrotolerant yeast species isolated from the soils of King George Island in the sub-Antarctic region were evaluated for the production of extracellular gelatinase, an enzyme with high potential ...

Los microorganismos han logrado colonizar hasta los ambientes más extremos del Planeta gracias a sus características y adaptaciones muy distintas a sus contrapartes mesófilos. Estas adaptaciones biológicas han sido un ...

Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems are largely dominated by lichens, while shallow coastal environments are mainly covered by macroalgae. The aim of this study was to isolate and to evaluate the diversity of yeasts in different ...

En la elaboración de cerveza las levaduras cumplen un rol fundamental. Además de ser responsables de llevar a cabo la fermentación, generando principalmente etanol y dióxido de carbono, también son capaces de metabolizar ...

Background: Antarctica has been successfully colonized by microorganisms despite presenting adverse conditions for life such as low temperatures, high solar radiation, low nutrient availability and dryness. Although these ...