GROWTH RESPONSES AND TOLERANCE OF OSMOPHILIC AND HALOTOLERANT YEASTS ISOLATED FROM LOCAL HONEY TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Yeasts are eukaryotic microorganisms that are of immense biotechnological, industrial and ecological importance. In the yeast kingdom, osmophilic and halotolerant species form a physiologically unique group due to their outstanding survival, […]