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Saccharomyces

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Saccharomyces /Sac·cha·ro·my·ces/ (-mi´sēz) a genus of yeasts, including S. cerevis´iae, or brewers' yeast.saccharomycet´ic
Saccharomyces
[sak′ərōmī′sēz]
Etymology: Gk, sakcharon + mykes, fungus
a genus of yeast fungi that causes such diseases as bronchitis, moniliasis, and pharyngitis.

saccharin,
n the chemical sweetener benzosulfimide, which is 300 to 500 times as sweet as sucrose. Tests have demonstrated that large amounts may cause cancers in experimental animals. It is no longer in general use as a low-calorie sweetener.
Saccharomyces
n a genus of yeast fungi, including brewer's and baker's yeast, as well as some pathogenic fungi, that cause such diseases as bronchitis, moniliasis, and pharyngitis.


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