Definition of Saccharomyces. Meaning of Saccharomyces. Synonyms of Saccharomyces

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Definition of Saccharomyces

Saccharomyces
Saccharomyces Sac`cha*ro*my"ces, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sugar + ?, ?, a fungus.] (Biol.) A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisi[ae] is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called Torula.

Meaning of Saccharomyces from wikipedia

- Saccharomyces is a genus of fungi that includes many species of yeasts. Saccharomyces is from Gr**** σάκχαρον (sugar) and μύκης (fungus) and means sugar...
- zymosan Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii (Saccharomyces boulardii) Flora of Door County, Wisconsin § Hybrid yeast Category:Saccharomyces cerevisiae...
- Saccharomyces boulardii is a tropical yeast first isolated from lychee and mangosteen peels in 1923 by French scientist Henri Boulard. Although early...
- Saccharomyces bay**** is a yeast of the genus Saccharomyces, and is used in winemaking and cider fermentation, and to make distilled beverages. Saccharomyces...
- now-defunct synonym Saccharomyces carlsbergensis was and continues to be used in scientific literature, but is invalid, as the name Saccharomyces pastori****...
- Saccharomyces paradoxus is a wild yeast and the closest known species to the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It is used in po****tion genomics...
- or other conditions) are called dimorphic fungi. The yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae converts carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and alcohols through...
- physiology while the more alcohol tolerant Saccharomyces species take over. In addition to S. cerevisiae, Saccharomyces bay**** is a species of yeast that can...
- Hansen, (1904) Synonyms Debaryomyces membranifaciens (E.C. Hansen) Y. Otani Saccharomyces membranifaciens E.C. Hansen [as 'membranaefaciens'], (1888)...
- from the genus Saccharomyces to the genus Lachancea named for Canadian mycologist and yeast biologist Marc-André Lachance. Saccharomyces cerevisiae and...