Kluyveromyces fragilis

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iKluyveromyces fragilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Saccharomycetes
Order: Saccharomycetales
Family: Saccharomycetaceae
Genus: Kluyveromyces
Species: K. fragilis
Binomial name
Kluyveromyces fragilis

Kluyveromyces fragilis is a yeast fungus. K. fragilis is used commercially to produce the lactase enzyme similar to the use of other fungi such as those in the genus Aspergillus.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ I. Seyis and N. Aksoz: Production of Lactase by Trichoderma sp., Food Technol. Biotechnol. 42 (2) 121–124 (2004)Free text.
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