Saccharomycotina
subphylum of fungi
Also known as: true yeast
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The Saccharomycotina are a subphylum of fungi, commonly known as yeasts. A key characteristic of this group is their ability to ferment sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The most well-known species is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which has been used for thousands of years in baking, brewing, and winemaking. This yeast is also a crucial model organism in scientific research, particularly in genetics and cell biology, due to its well-understood genome and conserved cellular processes that are similar to those in humans.123
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