Pichia kudriavzevii

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Classification

Superregnum: Eukaryota

Regnum: Fungi

Subregnum: Dikarya

Divisio: Ascomycota

Subdivisio: Saccharomycotina

Classis: Saccharomycetes

Ordo: Saccharomycetales

Familia: Pichiaceae

Genus: Pichia

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

Species

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

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Genome Structure

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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

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