Saccharomyces eubayanus

Saccharomyces eubayanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Saccharomycetes
Order: Saccharomycetales
Family: Saccharomycetaceae
Genus: Saccharomyces
Species:
S. eubayanus
Binomial name
Saccharomyces eubayanus
J.P. Samp., Libkind, Hittinger, P. Gonç., E. Valério, C. Gonç., Dover & M. Johnst.

Saccharomyces eubayanus, a cryotolerant (cold tolerant) type of yeast, is most likely the parent of the lager brewing yeast, Saccharomyces pastorianus.[1][2][3]

Lager is a type of beer created from malted barley and fermented at low temperatures, originally in Bavaria. S. eubayanus was first discovered in Patagonia, possibly being an example of Columbian exchange,[4][5] and is capable of fermenting glucose, along with the disaccharide maltose at reduced temperatures.

  1. ^ .Sampaio JP (September 2018). "Microbe Profile: Saccharomyces eubayanus, the missing link to lager beer yeasts". Microbiology. 164 (9): 1069–1071. doi:10.1099/mic.0.000677. PMC 6230766. PMID 30175956.
  2. ^ Welsh J (22 August 2011). "'Missing' Lager Brewing Yeast Discovered in Patagonia". Livescience.com. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  3. ^ Kaiser T. "Lager's Mystery Yeast Discovered in Argentina". Dailytech.com. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  4. ^ Morrison D (2014-05-07). "Lager beer and phylogenetic networks". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Libkind2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).