Kluyveromyces
Kluyveromyces is a genus of ascomycetous yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae.[2] Some of the species, such as K. marxianus, are the teleomorphs of Candida species.
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The genus name of Kluyveromyces is in honour of Albert Jan Kluyver ForMemRS (1888-1956), who was a Dutch microbiologist and biochemist.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Johannes P. Van der Walt in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek vol.22 on pages 268-271 in 1956.
Species
Kluyveromyces is widely cultured for microbiological en genetic research. Some important species include:
See also
References
- Van der Walt, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Ned. Tijdschr. Hyg. 22: 271 (1956)
- "Kluyveromyces Walt, 1956". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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