''Saccharomyces florentinus'' is a

yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constitut ...

which was previously known as ''Saccharomyces pyriformis.'' It is a component of the ginger beer plant used in the making of traditional

ginger beer Traditional ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated, usually non-alcoholic beverage. Historically it was produced by the natural fermentation of prepared ginger spice, yeast and sugar. Current ginger beers are often manufactured rather than ...

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Yeasts Fungal strawberry diseases Fungi described in 1952

florentinus Florentinus was a Roman politician who served as Urban prefect of Rome from 395 to 397 AD. Career A native of Augusta Treverorum, Florentinus was possibly a Notarius around 379/380 AD. He was the Comes sacrarum largitionum in the west from 385 to 3 ...

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