Scientific research Diagram showing a yeast cell Several yeasts, in particular S. cerevisiae and S. pombe, have been widely used in genetics and cell biology, largely because they are simple eukaryotic cells, serving as a model…
Foods and Nutritional supplements Marmite and Vegemite, products made from yeast extract Marmite and Vegemite are dark in colour Yeast is used as an ingredient in foods for its umami flavor, in much of the same…
Courtesy :Master of Science in Microbiology (M.Sc.Microbiology) Baking Yeast, the most common one being S. cerevisiae, is used in baking as a leavening agent, where it converts the food/fermentable sugars present in dough into…
Courtesy : Master of Science in Microbiology (M.Sc.Microbiology) Nutrition and growth Yeasts are chemoorganotrophs, as they use organic compounds as a source of energy and do not require sunlight to grow. Carbon is…
Courtesy : Master of Science in Microbiology (M.Sc.Microbiology) 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…
Courtesy: Master of Science in Microbiology (M.Sc.Microbiology) Eukaryotes Eukaryotic cells contain membrane bound organelles, such as mitochondria, a nucleus, and chloroplasts. Prokaryotic cells probably transitioned into eukaryotic cells between 2.0 and…
Courtesy: Master of Science in Microbiology (M.Sc.Microbiology) Prokaryotes Prokaryotes lack membrane-bound organelles, such as mitochondria or a nucleus. Instead, most prokaryotes have an irregular region that contains DNA, known as the nucleoid. Most prokaryotes have a…
Courtesy : Master of Science in Microbiology (M.Sc.Microbiology) A unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of a single cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of multiple cells. Organisms fall…
Courtesy : Master of Science in Microbiology (M.Sc.Microbiology) The birth of bacteriology The field of bacteriology (later a subdiscipline of microbiology) was founded in the 19th century by Ferdinand Cohn, a botanist whose…
Courtesy :Master of Science in Microbiology (M.Sc.Microbiology) Medicine In medicine, diagnoses can be made with the assistance of microscopic observation of patient biopsies, such as cancer cells. Pathology and cytology reports include a microscopic description, which…