Dorit Schuller

Summary

Affiliation: University of Minho
Country: Portugal

Publications

  1. ncbi The use of genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains in the wine industry
    Dorit Schuller
    Centro de Biologia CB UM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 68:292-304. 2005
  2. ncbi Genetic diversity and population structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from different grape varieties and winemaking regions
    Dorit Schuller
    Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology CBMA, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
    PLoS ONE 7:e32507. 2012
  3. ncbi Expression variability of co-regulated genes differentiates Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains
    Laura Carreto
    RNA Biology Laboratory, CESAM and Department of Biology, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
    BMC Genomics 12:201. 2011
  4. ncbi Comparative genomics of wild type yeast strains unveils important genome diversity
    Laura Carreto
    Departamento de Biologia and CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810 193 Aveiro, Portugal
    BMC Genomics 9:524. 2008
  5. ncbi The genetic structure of fermentative vineyard-associated Saccharomyces cerevisiae populations revealed by microsatellite analysis
    Dorit Schuller
    Centro de Biologia CB UM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 057 Braga, Portugal
    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 91:137-50. 2007
  6. ncbi Genetic characterization of commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates recovered from vineyard environments
    Dorit Schuller
    Centro de Biologia CB UM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
    Yeast 24:625-36. 2007
  7. ncbi Survey of molecular methods for the typing of wine yeast strains
    Dorit Schuller
    Departamento de Biologia, Campus de Gualtar, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 231:19-26. 2004
  8. ncbi Ecological survey of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from vineyards in the Vinho Verde Region of Portugal
    Dorit Schuller
    Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
    FEMS Microbiol Ecol 51:167-77. 2005
  9. ncbi Genotyping of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains by interdelta sequence typing using automated microfluidics
    Ricardo Franco-Duarte
    CBMA Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology Department of Biology University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
    Electrophoresis 32:1447-55. 2011
  10. ncbi Functional expression of the lactate permease Jen1p of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Pichia pastoris
    Isabel Soares Silva
    Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 057 Braga, Portugal
    Biochem J 376:781-7. 2003

Collaborators

  • Margarida Casal
  • Sylvie Dequin
  • Fatima Baltazar
  • Laura Carreto
  • Eva Valero
  • Manuel A S Santos
  • Ricardo Franco-Duarte
  • Maria F Eiriz
  • Brigitte Cambon
  • Katia N Gomes
  • Isabel Soares Silva
  • Ana Catarina Gomes
  • Bruno de Sousa
  • Gabriela R Moura
  • Ines Mendes
  • Ines Domingues
  • Ana C Gomes
  • Patricia M Pereira
  • Suzy M A C Freitas
  • Juliana L R Fietto
  • Rosa M E Arantes
  • Thiago M Pais
  • Luciano G Fietto
  • Ieso M Castro
  • Isabel Soares-Silva
  • Raquel P Andrade
  • Fernanda Cássio

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi The use of genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains in the wine industry
    Dorit Schuller
    Centro de Biologia CB UM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 68:292-304. 2005
    ....
  2. ncbi Genetic diversity and population structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from different grape varieties and winemaking regions
    Dorit Schuller
    Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology CBMA, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
    PLoS ONE 7:e32507. 2012
    ..Globally, our results show that populations of S. cerevisiae in vineyards may occur locally due to multi-factorial influences, one of them being the grape variety...
  3. ncbi Expression variability of co-regulated genes differentiates Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains
    Laura Carreto
    RNA Biology Laboratory, CESAM and Department of Biology, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
    BMC Genomics 12:201. 2011
    ....
  4. ncbi Comparative genomics of wild type yeast strains unveils important genome diversity
    Laura Carreto
    Departamento de Biologia and CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810 193 Aveiro, Portugal
    BMC Genomics 9:524. 2008
    ..This suggests that genome plasticity provides important genetic diversity upon which natural selection mechanisms can operate...
  5. ncbi The genetic structure of fermentative vineyard-associated Saccharomyces cerevisiae populations revealed by microsatellite analysis
    Dorit Schuller
    Centro de Biologia CB UM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 057 Braga, Portugal
    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 91:137-50. 2007
    ..The present work is the first large-scale approach using microsatellite typing allowing a very fine resolution of indigenous S. cerevisiae populations isolated from vineyards...
  6. ncbi Genetic characterization of commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates recovered from vineyard environments
    Dorit Schuller
    Centro de Biologia CB UM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
    Yeast 24:625-36. 2007
    ..The observed genetic changes may reflect adaptive mechanisms to changed environmental conditions that yeast cells encounter during their existence in nature...
  7. ncbi Survey of molecular methods for the typing of wine yeast strains
    Dorit Schuller
    Departamento de Biologia, Campus de Gualtar, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 231:19-26. 2004
    ..Due to the equivalence of the results obtained in this survey, any of the methods can be applied at the industrial scale...
  8. ncbi Ecological survey of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from vineyards in the Vinho Verde Region of Portugal
    Dorit Schuller
    Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
    FEMS Microbiol Ecol 51:167-77. 2005
    ..The present study aims at the development of strategies for the preservation of biodiversity and genetic resources as a basis for further strain development...
  9. ncbi Genotyping of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains by interdelta sequence typing using automated microfluidics
    Ricardo Franco-Duarte
    CBMA Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology Department of Biology University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
    Electrophoresis 32:1447-55. 2011
    ..Interdelta analysis based on a smaller fraction of bands with intermediate sizes between 100 and 1000 bp yields the highest reproducibility...
  10. ncbi Functional expression of the lactate permease Jen1p of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Pichia pastoris
    Isabel Soares Silva
    Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 057 Braga, Portugal
    Biochem J 376:781-7. 2003
    ..cerevisiae strains. Jen1p is the only S. cerevisiae secondary porter characterized so far by heterologous expression in P. pastoris at both the cell and the membrane-vesicle levels...
  11. ncbi Dissemination and survival of commercial wine yeast in the vineyard: a large-scale, three-years study
    Eva Valero
    UMR Sciences pour l'Oenologie, Microbiologie, INRA, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France
    FEMS Yeast Res 5:959-69. 2005
    ..Our data show that dissemination of commercial yeast in the vineyard is restricted to short distances and limited periods of time and is largely favoured by the presence of water run-off...
  12. ncbi Biodiversity of Saccharomyces yeast strains from grape berries of wine-producing areas using starter commercial yeasts
    Eva Valero
    UMR Sciences pour l Oenologie, Equipe Microbiologie, INRA, Montpellier, France
    FEMS Yeast Res 7:317-29. 2007
    ..cerevisiae strains is shown. This fact, together with the differences in biodiversity levels verifies that other factors were more important than commercial yeast utilization in the biodiversity of the vineyard...
  13. ncbi Deficiency of Pkc1 activity affects glycerol metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Katia N Gomes
    , , , , Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus do Morro do Cruzeiro, 35.400-000 Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil
    FEMS Yeast Res 5:767-76. 2005
    ..Based on these results, we postulate that Pkc1p may be involved in the control of the cellular localization and/or regulation of the activity of nuclear proteins implicated in gene expression...