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Saccharomycetales
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Definition
: An order of fungi in the phylum Ascomycota that multiply by budding. They include the telomorphic ascomycetous yeasts which are found in a very wide range of habitats.
Examples
Debaromyces
;
Dekkera
;
Dipodascus
;
Endomyces
;
Eremothecium
;
Hanseniaspora
;
Kluyveromyces
;
Lipomyces
;
Metschnikowia
;
Pichia
;
Saccharomyces
;
Saccharomycopsis
;
Torulaspora
;
Williopsis
;
Yarrowia
;
Zygosaccharomyces
Other names
Yeast, Budding; Endomycopsis; Endomycetales; Budding Yeast; Yeasts, Budding; Saccharomycetale; Endomycopses; Endomycetale; Budding Yeasts