Kazachstania exigua

Kazachstania exigua is a yeast species that commonly occurs in olive brine[1] and in some kefir cultures.[2] It is one of the yeast species used in the production of sourdough.[3] It is acid-tolerant and maltose-negative.[4]

Kazachstania exigua
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Kazachstania
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K. exigua
Binomial name
Kazachstania exigua

References

  1. John I. Pitt; Ailsa D. Hocking (2009). Fungi and Food Spoilage (3 ed.). Springer Publishing. p. 358. ISBN 0387922075.
  2. Egon Bech Hansen, "Microorganisms with technologically beneficial use." Archived 2012-07-04 at the Wayback Machine presented at the IDF World Dairy Summit 2011
  3. E.A. Johnson; C. Echavarri-Erasun (2011). Cletus Kurtzman; J.W. Fell; Teun Boekhout (eds.). "Yeast Biotechnology". The Yeasts: A Taxonomic Study (5 ed.). Elsevier. 1: 23. ISBN 0080931278.
  4. Weibiao Zhou; Nantawan Therdthai (2012). Y.H. Hui; E. Özgül Evranuz (eds.). "Fermented Bread". Handbook of Plant-Based Fermented Food and Beverage Technology (2 ed.). CRC Press: 479. ISBN 1439849048.


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