Saccharomyces florentinus
Species of fungus
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Saccharomyces florentinus is a yeast which was previously known as Saccharomyces pyriformis.
| Saccharomyces florentinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Saccharomycetales |
| Family: | Saccharomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Saccharomyces |
| Species: | S. florentinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saccharomyces florentinus (T. Castelli ex Kudryavtsev) Lodder & Kreger, (1952) | |
It is a component of the ginger beer plant used in the making of traditional ginger beer.[1]
