Pichia kudriavzevii

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Classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Phylum: Ascomycota

Class: Saccharomycetes

Order: Saccharomycetales

Family: Pichiaceae

Genus: Pichia

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Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Pichia kudriavzevii

Description and Significance

Pichia kudriavzevii is the anamorph of the Candida krusei. It means Pichia kudriavzevii is asexual. It is very abundant in the environment. It can be found easily in soil, fruits and fermented beverages.It takes a important role in food industry. Some of the cultural food like Kimchi was fermented by Pichia kudriavzevii. Pichia kudriavzevii is also involved in wine fermentation.

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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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