Pichia

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Pichia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Subphylum: Saccharomycotina Class: Saccharomycetes Order: Saccharomycetales Family: Saccharomycetaceae Genus: Pichia Hansen, 1904
Species
P. anomola P. guilliermondii P. norvegensis P. ohmeri P. pastoris P. kluyveri
Synonyms
Hansenula

Pichia is a genus of teleomorphic yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae. The anamorphs of some Pichia species are Candida species. Some Pichia species are thought to be opportunistic pathogens ^[1]. One member of the genus, P. pastoris, is used as an expression system in molecular biology.

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• Pichia at ITIS
• Pichia at NCBI Taxonomy browser
• Pichia at Dr Fungus