Pichia
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Pichia (Hansenula and Hyphopichia are obsolete synonyms) is a genus of yeasts in the family Pichiaceae with spherical, elliptical, or oblong acuminate cells. Pichia is a teleomorph, and forms hat-shaped, hemispherical, or round ascospores during sexual reproduction. The anamorphs of some Pichia species are Candida species. The asexual reproduction is by multilateral budding.
The genus name of Pichia is in honour of Pico Pichi (1862–1933), who was an Italian botanist and Professor of natural history and plant pathology at a viticulture school in the town of Conegliano in the Province of Treviso.[1]
The genus was circumscribed by Emil Christian Hansen in Centralbl. Bakteriol., 2. Abt., 12 on pages 533–538 in 1904.
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More than 100 species of this genus are known. GBIF lists 155.[2] A number of Pichia species have been reassigned to other genera, see below. As a result, Species Fungorum accepts only 32 species (see below for list).[3]
Taxonomy
A number of species have been moved to other genera. These include moves to Wickerhamomyces (W. canadensis, W. ciferri, W. lynferdii, W. salvicola and W. subpelliculosa),[4] to Starmera, to Cyberlindnera, to Ogataea and many others.
Occurrence
Some Pichia (in the broad, pre-split sense) interfere with the fermentation process for alcohol production. In winemaking, some species of Pichia can create potential faults in wines.[5] Most are found in decaying plants; some live in close symbiosis with insects, which live on decaying plants.
Some Pichia (sensu lato) representatives can be found in raw milk and cheese, such as P. anomala (now named Wickerhamomyces anomalus). W. anomalus has been shown to combat the undesirable mold Aspergillus flavus, which contaminates food sources such as tree nuts and corn, and produces aflatoxins. Researchers of the Agricultural Research Service found that when pistachio trees were treated with W. anomalus, the growth of A. flavus was inhibited up to 97%. In addition to inhibiting A. flavus, the yeast may also help protect other agricultural crops from unwanted molds that affect the crop's taste, texture, yield, and safety.[6] In smeared-surface ripened cheese, the most important species is P. membranifaciens that also occurs on cream cheese. The formation of a so-called pellicle is typical.
Another former member of the genus, P. pastoris (now Komagataella phaffii),[7] is widely used in molecular biology and biotechnology as an expression system. P. angusta (now called Ogataea polymorpha), is a model organism for studying the functions of peroxisomes and their underlying molecular biology.
Some Pichia species (e.g. P. ohmeri, now Kodamaea ohmeri)[8] have recently been clinically proven to be pathogens, better known as so-called opportunistic pathogens[9] in immunocompromised humans.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[3]
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- Pichia cactophila Template:Au
- Pichia cecembensis Template:Au
- Pichia cephalocereana Template:Au
- Pichia deserticola Template:Au
- Pichia eremophila Template:Au
- Pichia exigua Template:Au
- Pichia fermentans Template:Au
- Pichia galeiformis Template:Au
- Pichia garciniae Template:Au
- Pichia gijzeniarum Template:Au
- Pichia heedii Template:Au
- Pichia kluyveri Template:Au
- Pichia kudriavzevii Template:Au
- Pichia megalospora Template:Au
- Pichia membranifaciens Template:Au
- Pichia methanothermo Template:Au
- Pichia myanmarensis Template:Au
- Pichia nakasei Template:Au
- Pichia nanzhaoensis Template:Au
- Pichia nongkratonensis Template:Au
- Pichia norvegensis Template:Au
- Pichia occidentalis Template:Au
- Pichia paraexigua Template:Au
- Pichia porticicola Template:Au
- Pichia pseudocactophila Template:Au
- Pichia punctispora Template:Au
- Pichia rarassimilans Template:Au
- Pichia scaptomyzae Template:Au
- Pichia scutulata Template:Au
- Pichia sporocuriosa Template:Au
- Pichia terricola Template:Au
- Pichia uvarum Template:Au
References
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External links
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