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A distinct population of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in New Zealand: evidence for local dispersal by insects and human-aided global dispersal in oak barrels.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2010
Goddard Matthew R, Anfang Nicole, Tang Rongying, Gardner Richard C, Jun Casey
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Humans have used S. cerevisiae to make alcoholic beverages for at least 5000 years and now this super-model research organism is central to advances in our biological understanding. Current models for S. cerevisiae suggest that its population comprises distinct domesticated and natural groups as well as mosaic strains, but we generally know little of the forces which shape its population structure. In order to...
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