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The identification of yeast strains optimal for fermentation

Reference	BBS/E/F/00044440
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Ian Roberts
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	986,868
Status	Current
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2012
End date	31/03/2018
Duration	71 months

Abstract

This project aims to understand design rules for yeast species and strains with important biorefinery applications. Looming food and energy crises have led to a ramping up of exploration of genetic resources for exploitation in industrial biotechnology and bioenergy. A variety of yeast fermentation capabilities are sought to supplement and eventually replace oil-based chemistries. Close collaboration with the BBSRC EEDA Biorefinery Centre for Biomass Exploitation at IFR will help identify yeast strains optimal for use in converting agri-food waste into valuable chemicals and co-products. Computational techniques will be developed to allow rapid navigation of a new yeast genomics data resource under development in collaboration with the BBSRC Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC). Yeast species and strains from the NCYC yeast collection, a BBSRC National Capability, will form the basis of the study. The project will improve understanding of variation and dynamics in genomes of yeasts used in industrial scale fermentations and deliver new yeast species and strains optimal for fermentation and scale-up in the IFR pilot plant.

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Industrial Biotechnology, Microbiology, Technology and Methods Development
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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