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Genus of fungi
Metschnikowia is a genus of
yeast in the family
Metschnikowiaceae. Cells are usually spherical to ellipsoid. Asci are elongate and contain one or two needle shaped ascospores.
Metschnikowia bicuspidata is the type species.
[1]
Metschnikowia pulcherrima has been investigated for use in
winemaking
[2]
[3] and as a substitute for
Palm oil.
[4]
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^ Lachance, Marc-André (2011-01-01), Kurtzman, Cletus P.; Fell, Jack W.; Boekhout, Teun (eds.),
"Chapter 46 - Metschnikowia Kamienski (1899)", The Yeasts (Fifth Edition), Elsevier, pp. 575–620,
doi:
10.1016/b978-0-444-52149-1.00046-x,
ISBN
978-0-444-52149-1, retrieved 2020-04-14
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^ Lallemand Oenology.
"FLAVIA® MP346 Product Data Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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^ Frazer, Jennifer (February 27, 2014).
"Wine Becomes More Like Whisky as Alcohol Content Gets High". Scientific American. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
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^
"Scientists reveal revolutionary palm oil alternative: Yeast".
TheGuardian.com. 17 February 2015.