Saccharomyces florentinus
Saccharomyces florentinus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Saccharomycetes |
Order: | Saccharomycetales |
Family: | Saccharomycetaceae |
Genus: | Saccharomyces |
Species: | S. florentinus |
Binomial name | |
Saccharomyces florentinus (T. Castelli ex Kudryavtsev) Lodder & Kreger, (1952) |
Saccharomyces florentinus is a yeast which was previously known as Saccharomyces pyriformis.
It is a component of the ginger beer plant used in the making of traditional ginger beer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ginger — ginger beer plant". Plant Cultures. 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-15.