| Full name: |
Saccharomycetes UPDATED!
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| Short name: |
Saccharomycetes |
| Version: |
July 2013 |
| Release date: |
2013-07-22 |
| Authors/editors: |
Offord L.C. & Kirk P.M. |
| Taxonomic coverage: |
Fungi - Ascomycota - Saccharomycetes |
| English name of the group: |
Ascomycetous yeast forming fungi |
| Number of species: |
745 |
| Number of infraspecific taxa: |
24 |
| Number of synonyms: |
2,220 |
| Number of common names: |
0 |
| Total number of names: |
2,989 |
| Abstract: |
The ascomycetous yeast forming fungi include many species of economic, industrial and medical importance, e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae (used in the brewing and food industries and the first eukaryote to have its genome fully sequenced) and Candida albicans (infecting the human mouth, alimentary and genital tracts). |
| Organization: |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK |
| Website: |
http://www.speciesfungorum.org
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