Kluyveromyces marxianus

Kluyveromyces marxianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Saccharomycetes
Order: Saccharomycetales
Family: Saccharomycetaceae
Genus: Kluyveromyces
Species:
K. marxianus
Binomial name
Kluyveromyces marxianus
Van der Walt (1965)
Synonyms
  • Saccharomyces marxianus E.C Hansen (1888)
  • Zygosaccharomyces marxianus Guillierm. & Negroni (1929)
  • Zygorenospora marxiana Krassiln (1954)
  • Atelosaccharomyces pseudotropicalis Mello(1918) (anamorph)

Kluyveromyces marxianus in ascomycetous yeast and member of the genus, Kluyveromyces. It is the sexual stage of Atelosaccharomyces pseudotropicalis [citation needed] also known as Candida kefyr.[1] This species has a homothallic mating system and is often isolated from dairy products.[2]

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