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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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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.

From Science Daily Jan. 21, 2026

The yeast species the researchers used, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, carries 16 chromosomes and is a much bigger challenge than bacteria, which typically have a single chromosome and a fraction as much DNA.

From Science Magazine Nov. 8, 2023

Another, BioSentinel, will measure the effects of radiation on the single-celled yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

From Scientific American Aug. 24, 2022

Figure 9.16 Budding Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells can communicate by releasing a signaling molecule called mating factor.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Writing in Nature, Srinivasan and Smolke4 report an alternative way to make tropane alkaloids that could relieve these limitations — using engineered strains of the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

From Nature Sep. 1, 2020

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