Biology:Zygosaccharomyces
Zygosaccharomyces is a genus of yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae. It was first described under the genus Saccharomyces, but in 1983, it was reclassified to its current name in the work by Barnett et al.[1] The yeast has a long history as a well-known spoilage yeast within the food industry, because several species in this genus are significantly resistant to many of the common food preservation methods. For example, the biochemical properties Z. bailii possesses to achieve this includes high sugar tolerance (50-60%), high ethanol tolerance (up to 18%), high acetic acid tolerance (2.0-2.5%), very high sorbic and benzoic acid tolerance (up to 800–1000 mg/L), high molecular SO2 tolerance (greater than 3 mg/L), and high xerotolerance.[2][irrelevant citation] These properties are exemplified by the presence of some members of the genus in various bee hives despite the high sugar exposure [3][4]
References
- ↑ Barnett, J.A., Payne, R.W., Yarrow, D., 1983. Yeasts: Characteristics and Identification. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- ↑ K.C. Fugelsang, "Zygosaccharomyces, A Spoilage Yeast Isolated from Grape Juice"
- ↑ Pontes, Ana; Silva, Margarida R.; Rutkowski, Danielle; Carvalho, Claúdia; Coito, João; Capela, Nuno; Groenewald, Marizeth; Brito, Patrícia H. et al. (2025-11-14). "Zygosaccharomyces progenitor sp. nov., a new yeast species associated with bees of the genera Apis and Bombus" (in en). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 75 (11). doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.006957. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 41223244. https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.006957.
- ↑ Chow, Lui Julie; Nesbit, Miles L.; Hill, Tom; Tranter, Christopher; Evison, Sophie E.F.; Hughes, William O.H.; Graystock, Peter (2024-01-30). "Identification of fungi isolated from commercial bumblebee colonies" (in en). PeerJ 12. doi:10.7717/peerj.16713. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 38313023.
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