Saccharomyces

Saccharomyces
Genus of Ascomycetes; yeasts. Normally haploid unicellular fungi that reproduce asexually by budding. Also have a sexual cycle in which cells of different mating types fuse to form a diploid zygote. Economically important in brewing and baking, and are also suitable eukaryotic cells for the processes of genetic engineering, and for the analysis of, for example, cell division cycle control by selecting for mutants (see cdc genes). S cerevisiae is baker\'s yeast; S. carlsbergensis is now the major brewer\'s yeast. See also Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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  • saccharomyces — sac·cha·ro·my·ces (săk ə rō mīʹsēz) n. pl. saccharomyces Any of several single celled yeasts belonging to the genus Saccharomyces that lack a true mycelium and many of which ferment sugar.   [New Latin Saccharomycēs, genus name : saccharo + Greek …   Universalium

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