Basidiomycetous Yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica, Forming Frost-Columnar Colonies on Frozen Medium

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Seiichi Fujiu, Masanobu Ito, Eriko Kobayashi, Yuichi Hanada, Midori Yoshida, Sakae Kudoh, Tamotsu Hoshino
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: cold adaptation; ecological strategy; frost resistance; ice-binding proteins (IBPs); polysaccharide; unfrozen water; East Antarctica; Sôya Coast; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081679

The basidiomycetous yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica, was isolated from various terrestrial materials collected from the Sôya coast, East Antarctica, and formed frost-columnar colonies on agar plates frozen at −1 °C. Thawed colonies were highly viscous, indicating that the yeast produced a large number...