Pichia kudriavzevii: Difference between revisions
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''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. | ''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 and African fermented cassava lafu was fermented by ''Pichia kudriavzevii''. ''Pichia kudriavzevii'' is also involved in wine and beer fermentation. | ||
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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
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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 and African fermented cassava lafu was fermented by Pichia kudriavzevii. Pichia kudriavzevii is also involved in wine and beer fermentation.
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.
