The Qaidam Basin is the highest and one of the largest and driest deserts on Earth. It is
considered a mars analog area in China. In contrast to numerous studies concerning its …

Background An understanding of the role of yeasts in the environment has been uncertain
because estimates of population size and diversity have often been based on species …

China has the second greatest extent of intertidal zones in the world. The intertidal zone is
the most dynamic environments in the biosphere and potentially supports high biodiversity …

Mangrove wetland is a unique ecosystem and has rich bioresources. In this article, the roots,
stems, branches, leaves, barks, fruits, and flowers from 12 species of the mangrove plants …

In this study, yeasts with broad range of pH tolerance were isolated and characterized from
natural aquatic environments in Japan. Only a few basic and application studies of alkali …

Khanthuli peat swamp forest (PSF) is one of a few fertile peat swamp forests that remain in
Thailand. It is composed of primary PSF and some areas which have been degraded to …

Background The unique climatic conditions of the Xinjiang region nurture rich melon and
fruit resources, the melon and fruit sugar sources provide sufficient nutrients for the survival …

Five novel yeast species belonging to the Kodamaea clade are proposed in this paper
based on nine strains isolated from mushrooms and soil in Taiwan between 2007 and 2008 …

A total of 87 yeast strains were isolated from 28 home-made koumiss samples, a traditional
fermented mare milk product in Xinjiang of China. The isolates were identified by standard …

For a long time, halotolerant yeasts were known exclusively as contaminants of food
preserved with high concentrations of salt or sugar. Their presence in natural thalassohaline …