Are you aware of the term “Eukaryotic Micro-organisms?” It stands for single-celled organisms that can possibly be viewed only under a microscope. Yeastis an example of such Eukaryotic micro-organisms. However, some variants of yeast are multi-cellular since these micro-organisms forms strings after establishing connection with budding cells, better known as pseudohyphae or false hyphae.
Yeasts are classified as a part of the Kingdom Fungi. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a unique kind of yeast converts complex carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon-dioxide. Therefore, other than being just a simple model organism facilitating research works on cell biology, yeast is used for a variety of commercial purposes like baking and in the production of alcohol.
Today, yeasts are of immense use in bio-fuel industries. They contribute in the generation of electricity in the form of microbial fuel cells. It also beefs up the production of natural methane for heaps of other beneficial purposes.
After discussing the positive attributes of yeast, are you eager to learn a little more about the negative impacts of yeast? Micro-organisms belonging to the Fungi group are not always advantageous.
