Here we review how evolving species concepts have been applied to understand yeast
diversity. Initially, a phenotypic species concept was utilized taking into consideration …

The molecular methods used for measuring levels of genetic relatedness among yeasts and
many other organisms trace their beginnings to comparisons of nuclear DNA …

The term 'yeast'is often taken as a synonym for Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but the
phylogenetic diversity of yeasts is illustrated by their assignment to two taxonomic classes of …

Yeasts are among the economically and scientifically most important eukaryotic
microorganisms known. At present, there are 1,500 recognized species, which are …

Detection, identification and classification of yeasts have undergone a major transformation
in the past decade and a half following application of gene sequence analyses and genome …

In recent years,'multi-omic'sciences have affected all aspects of fundamental and applied
biological research. Yeast taxonomists, though somewhat timidly, have begun to incorporate …

Yeasts provide a powerful model system for comparative genomics research. The
availability of multiple complete genome sequences from different fungal groups—currently …

A major factor that determines the validity of studies in yeast ecology is the correct
identification of species in the ecosystem. Before the present era of yeast taxonomy, which …

Yeasts, usually defined as unicellular fungi, occur in various fungal lineages. Hence, they
are not a taxonomic unit, but rather represent a fungal lifestyle shared by several unrelated …

Hybrids originate from the mating of two diverged organisms, resulting in novel lineages that
have chimeric genomes. Hybrids may exhibit unique phenotypic traits that are not …