Lachancea thermotolerans is a species of yeast.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Saccharomycetales |
| Family: | Saccharomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Lachancea |
| Species: | L. thermotolerans
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| Binomial name | |
| Lachancea thermotolerans | |
Taxonomy
editL. thermotolerans is the type species of the genus Lachancea. The species has previously been known as Kluyveromyces thermotolerans and Zygosaccharomyces thermotolerans, which is the name by which it was first described in 1932.[2]
Habitat and ecology
editL. thermotolerans is widely distributed and occurs in diverse environments, both natural and man-made. It has been isolated from locations around the world.[3] The species is commonly associated with fruit and with insects such as fruit flies that feed on fruit.[4] In some cases, it has been identified as one of several species found in naturally fermented foods.[4]
Uses
editL. thermotolerans is unusual among yeasts in its ability to produce lactic acid through fermentation.[3][5] This property has prompted study of L. thermotolerans in the production of wine and beer, both of which are traditionally produced using Saccharomyces yeasts. In winemaking, L. thermotolerans and other yeast species have been studied for the effects of their metabolites on the flavor profile of wines.[5] Systems including L. thermotolerans in co-fermentation with wine yeast or in place of lactic acid bacteria have been described as an alternative to traditional malolactic fermentation.[6][7] L. thermotolerans has been sold commercially on its own and in a yeast blend.[5] In beer brewing, L. thermotolerans has been considered as a method for producing sour beer.[8] It has been observed that this kind of yeast ferments at low temperatures (17 °C) as well as at high temperatures (27 °C) and with SO2 doses of 25 mg/L and 75 mg/L with an ethanol yield between 7-11% vol.[9] Sequential inoculations (binary) and sequential co-inoculations (ternary) with different non-Saccharomyces, including L. thermotolerans, have also been studied, resulting in very significant synergies and inhibitions in lactic acid production.[10]
References
edit- ^ Lachancea thermotolerans in MycoBank.
- ^ a b Kurtzman, C (December 2003). "Phylogenetic circumscription of Saccharomyces, Kluyveromyces and other members of the Saccharomycetaceae, and the proposal of the new genera Lachancea, Nakaseomyces, Naumovia, Vanderwaltozyma and Zygotorulaspora". FEMS Yeast Research. 4 (3): 233–245. doi:10.1016/S1567-1356(03)00175-2. PMID 14654427.
- ^ a b Hranilovic, Ana; Bely, Marina; Masneuf-Pomarede, Isabelle; Jiranek, Vladimir; Albertin, Warren; Fairhead, Cecile (14 September 2017). "The evolution of Lachancea thermotolerans is driven by geographical determination, anthropisation and flux between different ecosystems". PLOS ONE. 12 (9): e0184652. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1284652H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184652. PMC 5599012. PMID 28910346.
- ^ a b Lachance, Marc-André; Kurtzman, Cletus P. (2011). "Chapter 41 – Lachancea Kurtzman (2003)". In Kurtzman, Cletus P.; Fell, Jack W.; Boekhout, Teun (eds.). The Yeasts (5th ed.). Elsevier. pp. 511–519. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-52149-1.00041-0. ISBN 978-0-444-52149-1.
- ^ a b c Jolly, Neil P.; Varela, Cristian; Pretorius, Isak S. (March 2014). "Not your ordinary yeast: non-Saccharomyces yeasts in wine production uncovered". FEMS Yeast Research. 14 (2): 215–237. doi:10.1111/1567-1364.12111. PMID 24164726.
- ^ Gobbi, Mirko; Comitini, Francesca; Domizio, Paola; Romani, Cristina; Lencioni, Livio; Mannazzu, Ilaria; Ciani, Maurizio (April 2013). "Lachancea thermotolerans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in simultaneous and sequential co-fermentation: A strategy to enhance acidity and improve the overall quality of wine". Food Microbiology. 33 (2): 271–281. doi:10.1016/j.fm.2012.10.004. PMID 23200661.
- ^ Benito, Ángel; Calderón, Fernando; Palomero, Felipe; Benito, Santiago (26 May 2015). "Combine Use of Selected Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Lachancea thermotolerans Yeast Strains as an Alternative to theTraditional Malolactic Fermentation in Red Wine Production". Molecules. 20 (12): 9510–9523. doi:10.3390/molecules20069510. PMC 6272599. PMID 26016543.
- ^ Domizio, P.; House, J. F.; Joseph, C. M. L.; Bisson, L. F.; Bamforth, C. W. (October 2016). "Lachancea thermotolerans as an alternative yeast for the production of beer". Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 122 (4): 599–604. doi:10.1002/jib.362.
- ^ Vaquero, Cristian; Loira, Iris; Bañuelos, María Antonia; Heras, José María; Cuerda, Rafael; Morata, Antonio (1 June 2020). "Industrial Performance of Several Lachancea thermotolerans Strains for pH Control in White Wines from Warm Areas". Microorganisms. 8 (6): 830. doi:10.3390/microorganisms8060830. PMC 7355624. PMID 32492776.
- ^ Vaquero, Cristian; Loira, Iris; Heras, Jose Maria; Carrau, Francisco; Gonzalez, Carmen; Morata, Antonio (2021). "Biocompatibility in Ternary Fermentations With Lachancea thermotolerans, Other Non-Saccharomyces and Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Control pH and Improve the Sensory Profile of Wines From Warm Areas". Frontiers in Microbiology. 12: 656262. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.656262. PMC 8117230. PMID 33995319.