Torulaspora
Encyclopedia
Torulaspora is a genus
of ascomycetous yeast
s in the family Saccharomycetaceae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of ascomycetous yeast
Yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described estimated to be only 1% of all fungal species. Most reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by an asymmetric division process called budding...
s in the family Saccharomycetaceae
Saccharomycetaceae
The Saccharomycetaceae are a family of yeast in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution distribution, and are present in a wide variety of habitats, especially those with a plentiful supply of carbohydrate sources...
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