Family of fungi
The Saccharomycetaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding . Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution , and are present in a wide variety of habitats, especially those with a plentiful supply of carbohydrate sources.[ 1] The family contains the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae , perhaps the most economically important fungus .
Genera
According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, 20 genera are within the family, although for several of these (marked with a question mark below), the placement is uncertain and requires more study.[ 2]
Brettanomyces
Candida
?Citeromyces
?Cyniclomyces
?Debaryomyces
?Issatchenkia
Kazachstania (synonymous with Arxiozyma )
Kluyveromyces
Komagataella
Kuraishia
Lachancea
?Lodderomyces
Nakaseomyces
?Pachysolen
Pichia
Saccharomyces
Spathaspora
Tetrapisispora
Vanderwaltozyma
Torulaspora
?Williopsis
Zygosaccharomyces
Zygotorulaspora
Species Fungorum also has Schwanniomyces in the family.[ 3]
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