We study metabolism, cell biology and biodiversity of methylotrophic yeasts. Yeasts of the Komagataella genus (formerly known as Pichia pastoris) entered the stage as bioproduction hosts, however they also make excellent models to study non canonical metabolic pathways, evolution of metabolism and species formation. We engineer their metabolism to enable the utilization of alternative substrates (even carbon dioxide) or the production of new compounds like organic acids and heterologous proteins and we develop tailored production processes. In addition we study the genetic diversity of the Komagataella genus, and investigate the regulation of carbon metabolism.
Pichia Genome Database
This database hosts up-to-date annotation information of the genome of the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris (Komagataella spp.), containing the new manually achieved annotation of K. phaffii strain CBS7435, and basic sequence and annotation information taken from the GenBank data of various Komagataella strains and species.
Additionally the sequence information of S. cerevisiae strain S288c is also available for comparison and homolog display.
Publications of this Research Group
PNAS Paper
Conversion of CO2 into organic acids by engineered autotrophic yeast
Fermenting Futures: an artistic view on yeast biotechnology
New Publication
Synthetic two-species allodiploid and three-species allotetraploid Saccharomyces hybrids with euploid (complete) parental subgenomes
Latest Publication
Tailored extraction and ion mobility-mass spectrometry enables isotopologue analysis of tetrahydrofolate vitamers
Diethard Mattanovich's Lectures
Publication
Genotypic and phenotypic diversity among Komagataella species reveals a hidden pathway for xylose utilization
Diethard Mattanovich, Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn.
- Head of Department
- H79000 Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
- Head
- H79200 Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology
- diethard.mattanovich@boku.ac.at
- Phone
- +43 1 47654-79006
- Fax
- +43 1 47654-79009
- Postal address
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Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology
Muthgasse 18/V
1190 Vienna - Office
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Muthgasse 18
1190 Wien