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''Genus species''
Pichia kudriavzevii
 
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==
==Description and Significance==

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Classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Phylum: Ascomycota

Class: Saccharomycetes

Order: Saccharomycetales

Family: Pichiaceae

Genus: Pichia

[Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Pichia kudriavzevii

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.