Zygosaccharomyces
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Zygosaccharomyes''
| image =
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = <small>''Zygosaccharomyces bailii''</small>
| regnum = [[Fungus|Fungi]]
| phylum = [[Ascomycota]]
| subphylum = [[Saccharomycotina]]
| classis = [[Saccharomycetes]]
| ordo = [[Saccharomycetales]]
| familia = [[Saccharomycetaceae]]
| genus = '''''Zygosaccharomyces'''''
| genus_authority = Barnet et al., 1983
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''[[Zygosaccharomyces bailii|Z. bailii]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces bisporus|Z. bisporus]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces cidri|Z. cidri]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces fermentati|Z. fermentati]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces florentinus|Z. florentinus]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces kombuchaensis|Z. kombuchaensis]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces lentus|Z. lentus]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces mellis|Z. mellis]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces microellipsoides|Z. microellipsoides]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces mrakii|Z. mrakii]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces pseudorouxii|Z. pseudorouxii]]''<br>
''[[Zygosaccharomyces rouxii|Z. rouxii]]''
}}
'''''Zygosaccharomyces''''' is a [[genus]] of [[yeast]] in the family [[Saccharomycetaceae]]. It was first described under the ''[[Saccharomyces]]'' genus but in 1983 it was reclassified to its current name in the work by Barnett et al. The yeast has a long history as a spoilage yeast within the [[food industry]]. This is mainly because it is tolerant to many of the common [[food preservation]] methods. The biochemical properties it possesses to achieve this includes high [[sugar]] tolerance (50-60%), high [[ethanol]] tolerance (up to 18%), high [[acetic acid]] tolerance (2.0-2.5%), very high [[sorbic acid|sorbic]] and [[benzoic acid]] tolerance (up to 800-1000mg/L), very high molecular [[Sulfur dioxide|SO<sub>2</sub>]] tolerance (greater than 3mg/L) and high [[xerotolerance]] <ref>[http://cati.csufresno.edu/verc/rese/98/980902/index.html K.C. Fugelsang, "Zygosaccharomyces, A Spoilage Yeast Isolated from Grape Juice"]</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Ascomycota]]
[[Category:Yeasts]]
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