Kluyveromyces lactis Genome Mapping and Sequencing

The complete nucleotide sequence of K. lactis is currently awaited with anticipation by the K. lactis community since it is needed to accelerate data acquisition and to provide access to new biological approaches. In the meantime, however, much information that could be very useful for research laboratories already exists in various places. The purpose of this very short review is to provide the information that exists today, and explain how and where to obtain it. Many genes can be identified through data obtained from the Genolevures program and genomic tools for genome mapping and large-scale expression have been built up, as described shortly below.