Pichia kudriavzevii: Difference between revisions
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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Domain: Eukaryota | |||
Phylum: Ascomycota | |||
Class: Saccharomycetes | |||
Order: Saccharomycetales | |||
Family: Pichiaceae | |||
Genus: Pichia | Genus: Pichia | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 12 April 2018
Classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Saccharomycetes
Order: Saccharomycetales
Family: Pichiaceae
Genus: Pichia
[Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
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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
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
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
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
