Table 2.2 Thermotolerance of yeast genera tested to grow and produce ethanol at
37 °C to 45 °C (Hacking et al., 1984)
Number of species
Genus Total test at
37 °C
Above 50%
ethanol yield at
37 °C
Above 50%
ethanol yield at
40 °C
Growth and
ethanol production
at 45 °C
Candida
Hansenula
Kluyveromyces
Pichia
Saccharomyces
Schizosaccharomyces
Torulopsis
15
7
12
4
14
2
1
5
1
8
0
13
1
0
4
0
5
0
3
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
0