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Saccharomyces  n.  (Biol.) A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called Torula.





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... Saccharomyces (Fig. 81).—Note the round or oval cells of granular protoplasm (a) containing solid particles and vacuoles (c), and surrounded ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre


Words linked to "Saccharomyces" :   genus Saccharomyces, family Saccharomycetaceae, Saccharomyces ellipsoides, Saccharomycetaceae, wine-maker's yeast, brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, baker's yeast, fungus genus


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