Taxonomical, ecological, and geographical diversity of yeast cultures in the All-Russia Collection of Microorganisms (VKM)

The All-Russia Collection of Microorganisms comprises about 2500 yeast strains, which represent over 500 species of 100 genera belonging to 6 classes of Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. Type strains are available for almost all species. The isolates collected represent all the continents; however, the majority of isolates have been recovered in Europe. The most abundant sources of the strains are plants, soils, foodstuff, wines, and some industrial processes.