Saccharomycetes

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Saccharomycetes

class of fungi

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fungus
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Class Saccharomycetes Saprotrophic or pathogenic; yeasts reproduce by budding or fission; contains 1 order. Order Saccharomycetales (ascomycete yeasts) Saprotrophic or pathogenic in plants and humans; cell walls lack chitin; asci form singly or in chains; example genera include Saccharomyces,
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Class Saccharomycetes Saprotrophic or pathogenic; yeasts reproduce by budding or fission; contains 1 order. Order Saccharomycetales (ascomycete yeasts) Saprotrophic or pathogenic in plants and humans; cell walls lack chitin; asci form singly or in chains; example genera include Saccharomyces,
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