''Saccharomyces florentinus'' is a

yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom (biology), kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are est ...

which was previously known as ''Saccharomyces pyriformis.'' It is a component of the ginger beer plant used in the making of traditional

ginger beer Traditional ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated, usually non-alcoholic beverage. Historically it was produced by the natural fermentation of prepared ginger spice, yeast and sugar. Modern ginger beers are often mass production, manufactur ...

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Yeasts Fungal strawberry diseases Fungi described in 1952 florentinus Ginger beer Fungus species {{ascomycota-stub