Definition of Genus saccharomyces

1. Noun. Single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Saccharomyces

genus Rudbeckia
genus Rumex
genus Rumohra
genus Rupicapra
genus Rupicola
genus Ruptiliocarpon
genus Ruscus
genus Russula
genus Ruta
genus Rutilus
genus Rynchops
genus Rypticus
genus Sabal
genus Sabbatia
genus Sabinea
genus Saccharomyces
genus Saccharum
genus Sadleria
genus Sagina
genus Sagitta
genus Sagittaria
genus Sagittarius
genus Saiga
genus Saimiri
genus Saintpaulia
genus Salamandra
genus Salicornia
genus Salix
genus Salmo
genus Salmonella

Literary usage of Genus saccharomyces

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hand-book of Industrial Organic Chemistry by Samuel Philip Sadtler (1900)
"The genus Saccharomyces has already been alluded to as the active agent in the ... ferments similar to yeast but not belonging to the genus Saccharomyces, ..."

2. Text-book of Botany, Morphological and Physical by Julius Sachs (1882)
"D. The SACCHAROMYCETES, of which the genus Saccharomyces is the only one that is ... The genus Saccharomyces, which causes the alcoholic fermentation in ..."

3. A Hand-book of Industrial Organic Chemistry Adapted for the Use of by Samuel Philip Sadtler (1895)
"... including both top and bottom yeasts, ferments similar to yeast but not belonging to the genus Saccharomyces, and forms of mould-growth. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Some 25 or 30 types of the genus Saccharomyces have been identified, The question may very naturally be asked: Where do these yeast organisms come from? ..."

5. Industrial Organic Chemistry: Adapted for the Use of Manufacturers, Chemists by Samuel Philip Sadtler (1912)
"... including both top and bottom yeasts, ferments similar to yeast but not belonging to the genus Saccharomyces, and forms of mould-growh. ..."

6. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1875)
"The genus Saccharomyces is distinguished by the typical yeast-like form of its cells, which are almost globular, separable from one another, and possess an ..."

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