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Saccharomyces
Saccharomyces is a genus of fungi that includes many species of yeasts. Saccharomyces is from Greek σάκχαρον (sugar) and μύκης (mushroom) and means sugar fungus. Many members of this genus are considered very important in food production. It is known as the brewer's yeast or baker's yeast. They are unicellular and saprophytic fungi. One example is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is used in making wine, bread, beer, and for human and animal health. Other members of this...
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
baker's yeast
speciesSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces boulardii
speciesSaccharomyces boulardii
Saccharomyces paradoxus
speciesSaccharomyces paradoxus
Saccharomyces pastorianus
speciesSaccharomyces pastorianus
Saccharomyces bayanus
speciesSaccharomyces bayanus
Saccharomyces kyushuensis
speciesSaccharomyces kyushuensis
Saccharomyces anginae
speciesSaccharomyces anginae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 200007.