Pichia stipitis
Classification
Eukarya; Fungi/Metazoa; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Debaryomycetaceae; Scheffersomyces
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Scheffersomyces Stipitis
Description and Significance
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Genome Structure
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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
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Ecology and Pathogenesis
Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
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References
Author
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NCBI: Taxonomy
Scheffersomyces Stipitis
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. Genome Structure
Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Ecology and Pathogenesis
Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment. If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
References
National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2011). Taxonomy Browser. Retrieved Apr 2011, from NBCI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=4924 Haeng Cho, D. et al. (2010). "Ethanol production from acid hydrolysates based on the construction and demolition wood waste using Pichia stipitis." Bioresource Technology. Volume 102. p. 4439-4443. NBCI. (2011, Jan). Taxonomy Browser. Retrieved feb 2011, from NBCI: www.fdinodsin.com Suh, S., et al. "The beetle gut : a hyperdiverse source of novel yeasts". The British Mycological Society. 2004. Volume 109. p. 261-265. International Mycological Association. (2011). Yeast Species Database. Retrieved Apr 2011, from MycoBank: http://www.mycobank.org/yeast/BioloMICS.aspx?Link=T&DB=0&Table=0&Descr=Pichia%20stipitis&Fields=All&ExactMatch=T Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500. Author
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