''Kluyveromyces'' is a

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of ascomycetous

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s in the family Saccharomycetaceae. Some of the species, such as '' K. marxianus'', are the

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s of '' Candida species''. The genus name of ''Kluyveromyces'' is in honour of Albert Jan Kluyver

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(1888-1956), who was a

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microbiologist and biochemist. The genus was circumscribed by Johannes P. Van der Walt in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek vol.22 on pages 268-271 in 1956.

Species

''Kluyveromyces'' is widely cultured for microbiological en genetic research. Some important species include: * '' Kluyveromyces lactis'' Kluyveromyces lactis colony

* '' Kluyveromyces marxianus'' * '' Kluyveromyces thermotolerans''

References

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Species

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