Yeast biotechnology describes all processes and applications in biotechnology where yeasts are used. This includes prdoction processes from several sectors over mellenia starting with first processes in food fermentation for brewing, winemaking or others up to modern uses in production processes in pharmacy, biofuel production and industrial biotechnology.

History of Yeast biotechnology edit

Yeasts in food fermentation edit

Yeasts as production organisms edit

Literature edit

  • Eric A. Johnson, Carlos Echavarri-Erasun: Yeast Biotechnology. In: Cletus P. Kurtzman, Jack W. Fell and Teun Boekhout (ed.): The Yeasts. Elsevier Science, 2010; p. Pages 21-44. ISBN 978-0-444-52149-1
  • Ronnie G. Willaert (ed.): Yeast Biotechnology. Special Issue of Fermentation / Fermentation 3(1), 2017 (Full text)