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sac·cha·ro·my·ces

 (săk′ə-rō-mī′sēz)
n. pl. saccharomyces
Any of several single-celled yeasts belonging to the genus Saccharomyces that lack hyphae and ferment sugar.

[New Latin Saccharomycēs, genus name : saccharo- + Greek mukēs, fungus.]
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saccharomyces

(ˌsækərəʊˈmaɪsiːz)
n
(Botany) a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
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Noun1.saccharomyces - single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by buddingSaccharomyces - single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
family Saccharomycetaceae, Saccharomycetaceae - family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates
baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, brewer's yeast - used as a leaven in baking and brewing
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However, in sulphited crushed apple or/ and apple must (>50mg S[O.sub.2].[L.sup.-1]) or apple must inoculated with a high population of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (>[10.sup.7] cfu.m[L.sup.-1]) and high temperatures (>20[degrees]C, processing in the southern hemisphere) cider has neutral sensory notes or a slightly yeast aroma (SANTOS et al., 2015).
The organisms used throughout the experiment were two isolates, one bacterial strain namely: Lactobacillus acidophilus and was kindly provided by Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, and a yeast strain namely: Saccharomyces cerevisiae y-1347 was kindly provided by MIRCEN (Microbiological Resource Center Ain Shams University).
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Currently, just one yeast - saccharomyces cerevisiae - is the chief strain used in the production of all whisky.
Yeasts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are effective biosorbents for heavy metal ions and it can be bought in large quantity at low cost.