Candida milleri
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Candida milleri is a species of yeast
in the genus Candida
. It is used, along with the bacterium Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis
, in the production of sourdough
bread.
Yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described estimated to be only 1% of all fungal species. Most reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by an asymmetric division process called budding...
in the genus Candida
Candida (genus)
Candida is a genus of yeasts. Many species are harmless commensals or endosymbionts of animal hosts including humans, but other species, or harmless species in the wrong location, can cause disease. Candida albicans can cause infections in humans and other animals, especially in immunocompromised...
. It is used, along with the bacterium Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis
Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis
Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis is a species of lactic acid bacteria that helps give San Francisco sourdough bread its characteristic taste....
, in the production of sourdough
Sourdough
Sourdough is a dough containing a Lactobacillus culture, usually in symbiotic combination with yeasts. It is one of two principal means of biological leavening in bread baking, along with the use of cultivated forms of yeast . It is of particular importance in baking rye-based breads, where yeast...
bread.
See also
- Candida (genus)Candida (genus)Candida is a genus of yeasts. Many species are harmless commensals or endosymbionts of animal hosts including humans, but other species, or harmless species in the wrong location, can cause disease. Candida albicans can cause infections in humans and other animals, especially in immunocompromised...
- SourdoughSourdoughSourdough is a dough containing a Lactobacillus culture, usually in symbiotic combination with yeasts. It is one of two principal means of biological leavening in bread baking, along with the use of cultivated forms of yeast . It is of particular importance in baking rye-based breads, where yeast...
- Lactobacillus sanfranciscensisLactobacillus sanfranciscensisLactobacillus sanfranciscensis is a species of lactic acid bacteria that helps give San Francisco sourdough bread its characteristic taste....