Pichia kudriavzevii
Classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Saccharomycetes
Order: Saccharomycetales
Family: Pichiaceae
Genus: Pichia
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Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Genus species
his yeast was first described by V.I. Kudryavtsev in 1960 as Issatchenkia orientalis but was classified as P. orientalis in 1964 and to P. kudriavzevii in 1965.
Description and Significance
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Genome Structure
P. kudriavzevii has linear DNA with a standard code. It contains approximately 10 million base pairs, with around 5 thousand being protein-coding genes. 3 of the genes code for phytase, an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid. The chromosome is found to be 3 to 8 bands in length.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
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