What is Yeast?

Question

Does anyone know greatly appreciated and in scientific forms please for science project

Answer 1

the scientific name is called candida albicans, and it is a type of fungi... it is not deadly

i once did a fungi assessment of certain environments (using agar plates)... and i found it in EVERY single environmnet (toilet, kitchen, car, home, classroom and outside)

Answer 2

Yeasts are a growth form of eukaryotic microorganisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with about 1,500 species described;[1] they dominate fungal diversity in the oceans.[2] Most reproduce asexually by budding, although a few do by binary fission. Yeasts are unicellular, although some species with yeast forms may become multicellular through the formation of a string of connected budding cells known as pseudohyphae, or false hyphae as seen in most molds.[3] Yeast size can vary greatly depending on the species, typically measuring 3–4 µm in diameter, although some yeasts can reach over 40 µm.[4]

The yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used in baking and fermenting alcoholic beverages for thousands of years. It is also extremely important as a model organism in modern cell biology research, and is the most thoroughly researched eukaryotic microorganism. Researchers have used it to gather information into the biology of the eukaryotic cell and ultimately human biology.[5] Other species of yeast, such as Candida albicans, are opportunistic pathogens and can cause infection in humans. Yeasts have recently been used to generate electricity in microbial fuel cells,[6] and produce ethanol for the biofuel industry.

Yeasts do not form a specific taxonomic or phylogenetic grouping. At present it is estimated that only 1% of all yeast species have been described.[7] The term "yeast" is often taken as a synonym for S. cerevisiae,[8] however the phylogenetic diversity of yeasts is shown by their placement in both divisions Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. The budding yeasts ("true yeasts") are classified in the order Saccharomycetales