Katie E. Hyma

TL;DR: Diversity among these strains is principally organized by geography, with European, North American, Asian, and African/S.

TL;DR: This paper applied a multiplexed, reduced genome sequencing strategy (restriction site−associated sequencing or RAD-seq) to genotype a large collection of S. cerevisiae strains isolated from a wide range of geographical locations and environmental niches, finding diversity among these strains is principally organized by geography, with European, North American, Asian, and African populations defining the major axes of genetic variation.

TL;DR: The apparent absence of ecological or genetic barriers between sympatric vineyard and oak‐tree populations of S. cerevisiae implies that vineyards play an important role in the mixing between these two groups.

TL;DR: This research demonstrates that hybridization is a viable method to combine industrially relevant traits from diverse yeast species and that members of the genus Saccharomyces beyond S. cerevisiae may offer advantageous genes and traits of interest to the lignocellulosic biofuel industry.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that humans can distinguish between wines produced using wine strains and wild strains of S. cerevisiae, providing further evidence that wine strains have evolved phenotypes that are distinct from their wild ancestors and relevant to their use in wine production.