Kluyveromyces marxianus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Saccharomycetes |
Order: | Saccharomycetales |
Family: | Saccharomycetaceae |
Genus: | Kluyveromyces |
Species: | K. marxianus
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Binomial name | |
Kluyveromyces marxianus Van der Walt (1965)
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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]