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Extracellular Hydrolytic Enzymes Produced by Yeasts

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Different yeasts are able to utilize different carbon sources, and nutritional selectivity determines yeast species diversity in particular niches. In other words, yeasts exhibit great specialization for habitat (1).

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Vazquez, F., Vallejo Herrera, M.D., de Figueroa, L.I.C., Toro, M.E. (2004). Extracellular Hydrolytic Enzymes Produced by Yeasts. In: Walker, J.M., Spencer, J.F.T., Ragout de Spencer, A.L. (eds) Environmental Microbiology. Methods in Biotechnology, vol 16. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-765-3:283

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