Exceptional solvent tolerance in Yarrowia lipolytica is enhanced by sterols
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Green organic solvents such as ionic liquids (ILs) have versatile use but are inhibitory to microbes even at low concentrations of 0.5-1.0% (v/v) ILs. We discovered the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica can grow in 10% (v/v) of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium a... ...