Saccharomyces kudriavzevii

Saccharomyces kudriavzevii, is a species of yeast in the Saccharomyces sensu stricto complex. Its type strain is NCYC 2889T. It is used in production of alcoholic beverages, including lager beers and pinot noir wine. It is isolated widely from the bark of Oak trees (Quercus family). 'Saccharomyces' derives from Latinized Greek and means 'sugar-mold' or 'sugar-fungus', saccharo (σάκχαρις) being the combining form 'sugar' and myces (μύκης, genitive μύκητος) being 'fungus'. “Kudriavzevii” was named in honor of VI Kudriavzev, a Russian scientist who worked with yeast taxonomy and ecology, and also played a large role in introducing the wild strain of S. paradoxus into science (Naumov et al., 2000).