Abstract
The basidiomycetous yeast Pseudozyma antarctica T-34 is an excellent producer of mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), members of the multifunctional extracellular glycolipids, from various feedstocks. Here, the genome sequence of P. antarctica T-34 was determined and annotated. Analysis of the sequence might provide insights into the properties of this yeast that make it superior for use in the production of functional glycolipids, leading to the further development of P. antarctica for industrial applications.
Highlights
The basidiomycetous yeast Pseudozyma antarctica T-34 is an excellent producer of mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), members of the multifunctional extracellular glycolipids, from various feedstocks
P. antarctica T-34 was isolated in Tsukuba, Japan, as a producer of the extracellular glycolipids known as mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), which consist of 4-O--Dmannopyranosyl-meso-erythritol as the hydrophilic moiety and fatty acids as the hydrophobic moiety [3]
We present the genome sequence of P. antarctica T-34 as that of a typical MEL producer
Summary
The basidiomycetous yeast Pseudozyma antarctica T-34 is an excellent producer of mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), members of the multifunctional extracellular glycolipids, from various feedstocks. Pseudozyma antarctica is an ustilaginomycetous anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast belonging to Ustilaginomycetes, which includes the smut fungus Ustilago maydis [1, 2]. P. antarctica T-34 (renamed from Candida antarctica T-34) was isolated in Tsukuba, Japan, as a producer of the extracellular glycolipids known as mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), which consist of 4-O--Dmannopyranosyl-meso-erythritol as the hydrophilic moiety and fatty acids as the hydrophobic moiety [3].
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