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Pachysolen tannophilus

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Pachysolen tannophilus
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Pachysolen
Species:
P. tannophilus
Binomial name
Pachysolen tannophilus
Boidin & Adzet (1957)
Synonyms[1]

Pachysolen pelliculatus Boidin & Adzet (1957)
Hansenula tannophila (Boidin & Azet) Campbell (1973)

Pachysolen is a genus of yeast discovered from sulfite liquor by Boidin and Adzet (1957) and isolated by Wickerham (1970).[2]

The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Pachysolen tannophilus, the first yeast identified to have a high capacity for production of ethanol from xylose.

References

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  1. ^ "Pachysolen tannophilus Boidin & Adzet 1957". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ^ Wickerham, L. J. 1970. Genus 14. Pachysolen Boidin et Adzet, pp. 448–454. In J. Lodder (ed.), The Yeasts. A taxonomic study, 2nd ed. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam
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