Saccharomyces

TaxID: 4930

Basic Information

Saccharomyces

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Saccharomyces is a genus of fungi that includes many species of yeasts. The name Saccharomyces is from Greek σάκχαρον ('sugar') and μύκης ('fungus') and means sugar fungus. Many members of this genus are considered very important in food production where they are known as brewer's yeast, baker's yeast and sourdough starter among others. They are unicellular and saprotrophic fungi. One example is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is used in making bread, wine, and beer, and for human and animal health. Other members of this genus include the wild yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus that is the closest relative to S. cerevisiae, Saccharomyces bayanus, used in making wine, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii, used in medicine.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Ascomycota

Saccharomycetes

Saccharomycetales

Saccharomycetaceae

Saccharomyces

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Saint Kitts and Nevis Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
ERR15845086 - - - 35124551 N/A
ERR15845088 - - - 37757382 N/A
ERR15845083 - - - 36153474 N/A

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