| Title: | Genome sequence of Wickerhamomyces anomalus DSM 6766 reveals genetic basis of biotechnologically important antimicrobial activities |
| Author(s): | Schneider J; Rupp O; Trost E; Jaenicke S; Passoth V; Goesmann A; Tauch A; Brinkrolf K; |
| Address: | "Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany" |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2012.00791.x |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1567-1364 (Electronic) 1567-1356 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The ascomycetous yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus (formerly Pichia anomala and Hansenula anomala) exhibits antimicrobial activities and flavoring features that are responsible for its frequent association with food, beverage and feed products. However, limited information on the genetic background of this yeast and its multiple capabilities are currently available. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of the neotype strain W. anomalus DSM 6766. On the basis of pyrosequencing, a de novo assembly of this strain resulted in a draft genome sequence with a total size of 25.47 Mbp. An automatic annotation using RAPYD generated 11 512 protein-coding sequences. This annotation provided the basis to analyse metabolic capabilities, phylogenetic relationships, as well as biotechnologically important features and yielded novel candidate genes of W. anomalus DSM 6766 coding for proteins participating in antimicrobial activities" |
| Keywords: | "Anti-Infective Agents/*metabolism Biotechnology/*methods Chromosome Mapping Food Microbiology Fungal Proteins/metabolism Genome, Fungal/*genetics Killer Factors, Yeast/*metabolism Molecular Sequence Annotation Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Pichia/clas;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineSchneider, Jessica Rupp, Oliver Trost, Eva Jaenicke, Sebastian Passoth, Volkmar Goesmann, Alexander Tauch, Andreas Brinkrolf, Karina eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2012/02/02 FEMS Yeast Res. 2012 May; 12(3):382-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2012.00791.x. Epub 2012 Feb 23" |
