Project name: Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

Description: RefSeq genome sequence from ex-type culture. Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, formerly known as Saccharomyces rouxii, is a homothallic diploid yeast. It is salt-tolerant and osmotolerant, features that allow this organism to cause spoilage of foods such as fruit juices, jams, salad dressings, and bakery products. Zygosaccharomyces rouxii is used in the fermentation processes of some salted Asian foods, such as soy sauce. It is able to depolymerize tannin extracts.The Zygosaccharomyces rouxii genome is approximately 9.8 Mb, organized in 7 chromosomes.

Last updated: 2004-08-04