Open AccessCurrent status of Kluyveromyces systematics
Author(s) -
Lachance MarcAndré
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
fems yeast research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1567-1364
pISSN - 1567-1356
DOI - 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2006.00197.x
Subject(s) - kluyveromyces , kluyveromyces lactis , biology , kluyveromyces marxianus , systematics , zoology , genus , taxonomy (biology) , yeast , genetics , saccharomyces cerevisiae
A brief outline of the current taxonomic status of the genus Kluyveromyces is presented. Noteworthy are the transfer of several former Kluyveromyces species to other genera, the retention of the name Kluyveromyces for K. lactis , K. marxianus , and four related species, and some recent attempts to clarify the variety status of strains assigned to K. lactis .