Yeast
A section of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637).
Section Information
The Yeast section of Fermentation serves as a dedicated forum for high-quality original research articles, reviews, short communications, and perspectives encompassing all aspects of yeast science and biotechnology. The section aims to rapidly disseminate advances across fundamental research and industrial applications, highlighting both established and emerging directions in yeast-based innovation.
We welcome contributions on the physiology, genetics, metabolism, and evolutionary biology of yeasts, as well as on the use of yeasts as microbial cell factories for the production of enzymes, biopharmaceuticals, biofuels, alcohols, organic acids, flavors, and other high-value compounds. Special attention is given to recent breakthroughs in yeast strain development through metabolic, synthetic, and evolutionary engineering approaches.
This section also emphasizes modern analytical and experimental techniques, including omics-based characterization, yeast microfluidic platforms for single-cell analysis and high-throughput screening, and applications of nanobiotechnology. Manuscripts addressing innovations in yeast fermentation technology, process intensification, downstream processing, and strategies to combat pathogenic yeasts are strongly encouraged.
In addition, the section welcomes interdisciplinary studies at the interface of yeast biotechnology and space biology, systems biology, biosensing, and environmental sustainability.
The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Yeast metabolism, stress physiology, and gene regulation;
- Yeast systems biology and multi-omics approaches;
- Microfluidic methods for yeast cultivation and analysis;
- Yeast metabolic engineering and synthetic biology;
- Fermentation process development and scale-up;
- Yeasts in food, beverage, and nutraceutical production;
- Bioproduction of enzymes, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals using yeast;
- Adaptive evolution and strain optimization;
- Yeast-based biosensors and bioelectronic applications;
- Nanobiotechnology and single-cell techniques;
- Pathogenic yeast biology and antifungal interventions;
- Yeast–host and yeast–microbiome interactions;
- Space microbiology and gravitational biology using yeast;
- Bioprocess monitoring and automation;
- Modeling and computational design of yeast cell factories.
Keywords
- yeast biotechnology
- yeast fermentation
- yeast physiology
- metabolic engineering
- synthetic biology
- omics technologies
- yeast genetics
- microbial cell factories
- industrial yeasts
- pathogenic yeasts
- enzyme production
- biofuels
- nanobiotechnology
- yeast evolution
- space microbiology
- microfluidics
- high-throughput screening
- single-cell analysis
- fermentation process engineering
- biosensors
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Metabolic Engineering of Yeast for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals (Deadline: 28 June 2025)
- Biotechnological and Functional/Probiotic Characteristics of Non-Conventional Yeasts in Fermented Beverages (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Yarrowia lipolytica: A Beneficial Yeast as a Biofactory for Biotechnological Applications: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains and Fermentation: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- The Role of Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts in Crafting Alcoholic Drinks (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Yeast Fermentation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Yeast Biotechnology in Valorization of Waste and By-Products (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- YBC2025: Yeast in Bioeconomy (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
