Pachysolen tannophilus

Pachysolen tannophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Saccharomycetes
Order:	Saccharomycetales
Family:	Saccharomycetaceae
Genus:	Pachysolen
Species:	P. tannophilus
Binomial name
	Pachysolen tannophilus; Boidin & Adzet (1957)
Synonyms
	Pachysolen pelliculatus Boidin & Adzet (1957); Hansenula tannophila (Boidin & Azet) Campbell (1973)

Pachysolen is a genus of yeast discovered from sulfite liquor by Boidin and Adzet (1957) and isolated by Wickerham (1970).^[2]

The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Pachysolen tannophilus, the first yeast identified to have a high capacity for production of ethanol from xylose.

References

^ "Pachysolen tannophilus Boidin & Adzet 1957". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
^ Wickerham, L. J. 1970. Genus 14. Pachysolen Boidin et Adzet, pp. 448–454. In J. Lodder (ed.), The Yeasts. A taxonomic study, 2nd ed. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam

External links

Pachysolen tannophilus in Index Fungorum

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[urlMycoBank:_Pachysolen_tannophilus-1] "Pachysolen tannophilus Boidin & Adzet 1957". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-29.

[2] Wickerham, L. J. 1970. Genus 14. Pachysolen Boidin et Adzet, pp. 448–454. In J. Lodder (ed.), The Yeasts. A taxonomic study, 2nd ed. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam

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