From the results of the present study, it is apparent that
furfural resistance is not a phenotypic characteristic
specific to any one particular S. cerevisiae lineage. Of
the four furfural resistant SGRP S. cerevisiae strains
identified, NCYC 3284 (YPS128) belongs to the North
American lineage, NCYC 3290 (DBVPG 6044) to the
West African lineage, NCYC 3312 (DBVPG 1373) to
the ‘Wine/European’ lineage, while NCYC 3451 (a
single spore derivative of NCYC 361) is a recombinant
strain