Complete information on the occurrence, structure, nutrition, reproduction and economic importance of yeast
The yeast (Saccharomyces) is unicellular, saprophytic, ascomycetous fungus, which occurs, abundantly in sugary exudate of fruits, such as, grapes, date palms, toddy, nectar, honey etc. There are many genera of yeasts but the sugar-fungus (Saccharomyces—sacckaron — sugar, myces= fungus) is well-known genus.