Saccharomyces chevalieri

Saccharomyces chevalieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Saccharomycetes
Order:	Saccharomycetales
Family:	Saccharomycetaceae
Genus:	Saccharomyces
Species:	S. chevalieri
Binomial name
	Saccharomyces chevalieri; Guilliermond 1914[1]

Saccharomyces chevalieri is the dominant species of yeast found in coconut palm wine fermentations.[2] It is similar to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but lacks the ability to ferment maltose (absent from the palm wine fermentation environment) and has been advanced as an intermediate to the development of S. cerevisiae.[1] It appears to fill similar niche in fermenting simple sugars to ethanol in later fermentation.

References

Lodder, Jacomina (1970). The Yeasts : A Taxonomic Study, Part 1 (2 ed.). North-Holland Pub. Co.
Atputharajah, J.D.; Widanapathirana, S.; Samarajeewa, U. (October 1986). "Microbiology and biochemistry of natural fermentation of coconut palm sap". Food Microbiology. 3 (4): 273–280. doi:10.1016/0740-0020(86)90009-2.

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[Lodder_1970-1] Lodder, Jacomina (1970). The Yeasts : A Taxonomic Study, Part 1 (2 ed.). North-Holland Pub. Co.

[2] Atputharajah, J.D.; Widanapathirana, S.; Samarajeewa, U. (October 1986). "Microbiology and biochemistry of natural fermentation of coconut palm sap". Food Microbiology. 3 (4): 273–280. doi:10.1016/0740-0020(86)90009-2.