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Jure Piškur

Jure Piškur

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9908
World Ranking
15684
National Ranking
240

Overview

Jure Piškur was a researcher affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their work primarily focused on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Molecular Biology and Genetics.

The scientist's research covered topics related to fungal and yeast genetics, as well as evolution and genetic dynamics. Throughout their career, they contributed to the understanding of genetic variation and species distribution in yeast populations.

Jure Piškur authored at least two notable papers in reputable journals. These publications include:

  • High Complexity and Degree of Genetic Variation in Brettanomyces bruxellensis Population, 2020, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Distribution of yeast species and their resistance to copper and sulfite across arboreal and viticulture habitats, 2025, FEMS Yeast Research

Their frequent co-authors included:

  • Jean-Sébastien Gounot
  • Cécile Neuvéglise
  • Kelle C. Freel
  • Hugo Devillers
  • Anne Friedrich

The main publication venues where their work appeared were:

  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • FEMS Yeast Research

Best Publications

  • How did Saccharomyces evolve to become a good brewer

    Jure Piškur;Elżbieta Rozpędowska;Silvia Polakova;Annamaria Merico

  • Yeast, not fruit volatiles mediate Drosophila melanogaster attraction, oviposition and development

    Paul G. Becher;Paul G. Becher;Gerhard Flick;Elżbieta Rozpędowska;Elżbieta Rozpędowska;Alexandra Schmidt

  • Fermentative lifestyle in yeasts belonging to the Saccharomyces complex

    Annamaria Merico;Pavol Sulo;Jure Piškur;Concetta Compagno

  • Noninvasive acoustic cell trapping in a microfluidic perfusion system for online bioassays.

    Mikael Evander;Linda Johansson;Tobias Lilliehorn;Jure Piskur

  • Why, when, and how did yeast evolve alcoholic fermentation?

    Sofia Dashko;Nerve Zhou;Concetta Compagno;Jure Piškur

  • New Hybrids between Saccharomyces Sensu Stricto Yeast Species Found among Wine and Cider Production Strains

    Isabelle Masneuf;Jørgen Hansen;Casper Groth;Jure Piskur

  • Formation of new chromosomes as a virulence mechanism in yeast Candida glabrata

    Silvia Poláková;Christian Blume;Julián Álvarez Zárate;Marek Mentel

  • Yeast “Make-Accumulate-Consume” Life Strategy Evolved as a Multi-Step Process That Predates the Whole Genome Duplication

    Arne Hagman;Torbjörn Säll;Concetta Compagno;Jure Piskur

  • Parallel evolution of the make–accumulate–consume strategy in Saccharomyces and Dekkera yeasts

    Elizbieta Rozpedowska;Linda Hellborg;Olena P. Ishchuk;Furkan Orhan

  • Yeast genome duplication was followed by asynchronous differentiation of duplicated genes

    Rikke B. LangkjAEr;Paul F. Cliften;Mark Johnston;Jure Piškur

  • Horizontal transfer of genetic material among Saccharomyces yeasts.

    Gaelle Marinoni;Martine Manuel;Randi Føns Petersen;Jeanne Hvidtfeldt

  • Structural basis for substrate specificities of cellular deoxyribonucleoside kinases.

    Kenth Johansson;S. Ramaswamy;S. Ramaswamy;Catarina Ljungcrantz;Wolfgang Knecht

  • Horizontal gene transfer promoted evolution of the ability to propagate under anaerobic conditions in yeasts

    Z. Gojković;W. Knecht;E. Zameitat;J. Warneboldt

  • Yeast genome sequencing: the power of comparative genomics.

    Jure Piskur;Rikke Breinhold Langkjær

  • The wine and beer yeast Dekkera bruxellensis

    Anna Judith Schifferdecker;Sofia Dashko;Olena P. Ishchuk;Jure Piškur;Jure Piškur

  • A natural chimeric yeast containing genetic material from three species.

    Casper Groth;Jørgen Hansen;Jure Piškur

  • A Study on the Fundamental Mechanism and the Evolutionary Driving Forces behind Aerobic Fermentation in Yeast

    Arne Hagman;Jure Piškur

  • The genome of wine yeast Dekkera bruxellensis provides a tool to explore its food-related properties

    Jure Piškur;Jure Piškur;Zhihao Ling;Marina Marcet-Houben;Olena P. Ishchuk

  • Four Deoxynucleoside Kinase Activities from Drosophila melanogaster Are Contained within a Single Monomeric Enzyme, a New Multifunctional Deoxynucleoside Kinase

    Birgitte Munch-Petersen;Jure Piskur;Leif Søndergaard

  • Genome survey sequencing of the wine spoilage yeast Dekkera (Brettanomyces) bruxellensis

    Megan Woolfit;Elżbieta Rozpędowska;Jure Piškur;Kenneth H. Wolfe

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Eklund
Hans Eklund Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Lisbeth Olsson
Lisbeth Olsson Chalmers University of Technology
Kenneth H. Wolfe
Kenneth H. Wolfe University College Dublin
Peter Witzgall
Peter Witzgall Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Cletus P. Kurtzman
Cletus P. Kurtzman National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Teun Boekhout
Teun Boekhout University of Amsterdam
Steven E. Ealick
Steven E. Ealick Cornell University
David W. Ussery
David W. Ussery University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Thomas Laurell
Thomas Laurell Lund University

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