Kluyveromyces marxianus

Kluyveromyces marxianus
Scientific 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 also known as Candida kefyr. This species has a homothallic mating system and is often isolated from dairy products.

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