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Pichia
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Pichia

Pichia (Hansenula and Hyphopichia are obsolete synonyms) is a genus of yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae with spherical, elliptical, or oblong acuminate cells. Pichia is a teleomorph, and forms hat-shaped, hemispherical, or round ascospores during sexual reproduction. The anamorphs of some Pichia species are Candida species. The asexual reproduction is by multilateral budding.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pichia kudriavzevii

speciesPichia kudriavzevii

Pichia membranifaciens

speciesPichia membranifaciens

Pichia kluyveri

speciesPichia kluyveri

Pichia fermentans

speciesPichia fermentans

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