Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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[sah-ker-oh-mahy-seez ser-uh-vis-ee-ahy] / ˌsɑ kər oʊˈmaɪ siz ˌsɛr əˈvɪs i aɪ /

noun

1. Mycology. a species of yeast whose various strains are used as leavening agents in baked goods and as fermenting agents in alcoholic beverages.

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Example Sentences

To build their system, the researchers used the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, an organism widely used both in brewing and scientific research.

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Heil said she originally expected to find Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as brewer's yeast, which is commonly used in baking and is central to much of her lab's research.

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The yeast -- Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii -- is a commonly used and safe probiotic.

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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.

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In the wild, the yeast strain of interest, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, prefers glucose and lacks the ability to metabolize xylose.

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