Saccharomyces
Americannoun
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Starting in 2015, Hittinger's team sequenced the genomes and studied the metabolisms of nearly every known species of a group of yeasts distantly related to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, better known as baker's yeast.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
The exact cocktail of bacteria in probiotic drinks can vary, with Lactobacillus, Saccharomyces, and Bifidobacterium being some of the most common.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2024
There, in 1883, Emil Christian Hansen, a mycologist at the Carlsberg Research Laboratory, purified this hybrid yeast, named Saccharomyces pastorianus in honor of the French chemist Louis Pasteur.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 26, 2023
Centuries on, geneticists have found that the yeast responsible for fermenting lagers is a hybrid of the traditional brewer’s yeast and another, cold-hardy yeast, Saccharomyces eubayanus.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
It is supposed by some that Saccharomyces is a very degraded Ascomycete, in which the Torula condition has become fixed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
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