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Metschnikowiaceae

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Metschnikowiaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Saccharomycetes
Order: Saccharomycetales
Family: Metschnikowiaceae
T. Kamienski
Type genus
Metschnikowia
T. Kamienski
Genera

Clavispora
Metschnikowia

The Metschnikowiaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales that reproduce by budding. It contains the genera Clavispora and Metschnikowia. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in tropical areas.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 212–13. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.