Genome annotation of a Saccharomyces sp. lager brewer's yeast

The genome of lager brewer's yeast is a hybrid, with Saccharomyces eubayanus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as sub-genomes. Due to their specific use in the beer industry, relatively little information is available. The genome of brewing yeast was sequenced and annotated in this study. We obtain...

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Main Authors: De León Medina, Patricia Marcela, Elizondo González, Ramiro, Damas Buenrostro, Luis Cástulo, Geertman, Jan Maarten, Van den Broek, Marcel, Galán Wong, Luis Jesús, Ortiz López, Rocío, Pereyra Alférez, Benito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/14760/1/10.pdf
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Summary:The genome of lager brewer's yeast is a hybrid, with Saccharomyces eubayanus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as sub-genomes. Due to their specific use in the beer industry, relatively little information is available. The genome of brewing yeast was sequenced and annotated in this study. We obtained a genome size of 22.7 Mbp that consisted of 133 scaffolds, with 65 scaffolds larger than 10 kbp. With respect to the annotation, 9939 genes were obtained, and when they were submitted to a local alignment, we found that 53.93% of these genes corresponded to S. cerevisiae, while another 42.86% originated from S. eubayanus. Our results confirm that our strain is a hybrid of at least two different genomes.