Yeasts
36 entries in the Yeasts compendium.
YeastYeasts are unicellular fungi used in fermentation and research.Aerobic fermentationA metabolic process repressing respiration in favor of fermentation with oxygen.Arxiozyma heterogenicaA yeast species with a commensal strain that may prevent Candida infections.Aureobasidium melanogenumA black yeast-like fungus with high melanin and pullulan production.Aureobasidium namibiaeA black yeast-like fungus from Namibia, redefined by genomics.Aureobasidium pullulansA polyextremotolerant black yeast used in biotechnology and biocontrol.Aureobasidium subglacialeA cold-adapted black yeast with biocontrol and biotechnological potential.Baker's yeastA leavening agent that makes bread rise by fermenting sugars.Blastobotrys adeninivoransA dimorphic yeast with unusual biochemical and biotechnological traits.BrettanomycesA yeast genus that can enhance or spoil wine and beer.Brettanomyces bruxellensisA yeast key to Belgian beers but often a wine spoiler.Brettanomyces clausseniiA wild yeast with a negative Pasteur effect, used in fermentation.Candida (fungus)A genus of yeasts causing most fungal infections worldwide.Candida albicansOpportunistic yeast, common gut flora, causes candidiasis in immunocompromised hosts.Candida aurisA multidrug-resistant yeast causing invasive candidiasis in healthcare settings.Candida dubliniensisOpportunistic yeast closely related to Candida albicans, often misidentified.Candida oleophilaA yeast used as a biocontrol agent against post-harvest fruit decay.Candida parapsilosisAn emerging nosocomial pathogen found in nature and on human skin.Candida tropicalisA common yeast pathogen in neutropenic hosts, treatable with several antifungals.Clavispora lusitaniaeA yeast species first identified as a human pathogen in 1979.ColacogloeaA yeast-state genus of parasitic fungi with colacosomes.CryptococcusA fungal genus including yeasts and pathogens causing cryptococcosis.Cryptococcus gattiiEncapsulated yeast causing cryptococcosis, found in tropical and subtropical regions.Cryptococcus neoformansEncapsulated yeast causing cryptococcosis, especially in immunocompromised hosts.CyberlindneraA yeast genus with complex taxonomy and versatile metabolic abilities.Debaryomyces hanseniiAn osmotolerant yeast found in cheese, beer, and hypersaline waters.Diutina catenulataA globally distributed yeast with bioremediation potential and rare pathogenicity.DunderLiquid left after rum distillation, crucial for authentic Jamaican rum flavor.Fleischmann's YeastAmerican yeast brand founded in 1868, now owned by Associated British Foods.HanseniasporaApiculate yeasts with gene losses, thriving in early wine fermentation.Hanseniaspora clermontiaeYeast isolated from stem rot of a Hawaiian lobelioid plant.Hanseniaspora gamundiaeA Patagonian yeast from Cyttaria mushrooms, key to chicha fermentation.Hanseniaspora guilliermondiiA yeast from nail, fruits, and insects.Hanseniaspora lachanceiA yeast from fermenting agave juice and a tequila facility.Hanseniaspora meyeriA yeast species with worldwide distribution and apiculate cells.Hanseniaspora occidentalisA yeast with potential for malic acid reduction in wine.
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