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Saccharomycetaceae
Family of fungi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Saccharomycetaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are present in a wide variety of habitats, especially those with a plentiful supply of carbohydrate sources.[1] The family contains the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, perhaps the most economically important fungus.
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Saccharomycetaceae | |
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae under DIC microscopy | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Saccharomycetes |
Order: | Saccharomycetales |
Family: | Saccharomycetaceae G.Winter (1881) |
Type genus | |
Saccharomyces Meyen ex E.C.Hansen (1883) |
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