In Delft: a personal account.

The author looks back on his development in microbiology and yeast research, and on the establishment in Delft of the FEMS Central Office, FEMS Publications Office and the birth of FEMS Yeast Research.

Alcoholic fermentation of carbon sources in biomass hydrolysates by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: current status.

Fuel ethanol production from plant biomass hydrolysates by Saccharomyces cerevisiae is of great economic and environmental significance. This paper reviews the current status with respect to alcoholic fermentation of the main plant biomass-derived monosaccharides by this yeast. Wild-type S.

Molecular typing of Cryptococcus neoformans: taxonomic and epidemiological aspects.

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, serotype, and killer toxin sensitivity patterns of a wide range of saprobic, clinical, and veterinary isolates of both varieties of Cryptococcus neoformans were examined. C. neoformans var.

Involvement of mitochondria in the assimilatory metabolism of anaerobic Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures.

The possible physiological role of mitochondria in anaerobically grown Saccharomyces cerevisiae was investigated via enzyme localization and inhibitor studies. Almost all of the activity of citrate synthase (EC 4.1.

Is the Kluyver effect in yeasts caused by product inhibition?

Candida utilis CBS 621 exhibits the Kluyver effect for maltose, i.e. this yeast can respire maltose and is able to ferment glucose, but is unable to ferment maltose.