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Is it living or non-living ?
The word “yeast” is a combination of 2 words “yes”+“gist”=”.It has been used for baking and making alcohol from a long time.Till 1857 yeast was considered to be a chemical till the scientist understood that instead of a chemical, yeasts were living organisms.
How does yeasts grow ?
Yes they reproduce as well. Yeast reproduce asexually i.e yeasts are not classied in male and female genders like human beings. Each micro-organism has both male and female sex. Yeast reproduce their own kind by diving in 2 parts. The moment a single organism has energy to support another organism it divides and reproduces another yeast. They are capable of reproducing a many times in 1 second.
A warm envirnoment, ideal temration being in the range 10 degree Celcius to 36 degree celcius and moist specialy and a little acidic ph envirnoment envirnoment is best for them. However these organisms die above 50degree celcius.Their primary source of nutrition is sugar.
Yeast Kinds – Good or Bad
Yeasts are micro-organisms.Just as animals are a part of animal kingdom and plants are a part of plant kingdom, yeasts are a part of kingdom fungi ( Fungus).There are about 1500 types of yeasts - yeast that we use to bake cake and cookies, mushrooms that we eat, tiny green lumps that grow on on bread kept in open for a long time, mushrooms that we eat are all examples of yeasts.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae : The species of yeast used to bake and alcohol production
Candida albicans : This is a harmful fungal yeast that can cause infection males,males and children.
In women it can lead to Vaginitus or Bacterial vaginiosis or Vaginal yeast Infection
It is more common in women than in men. In men it can transmitted during sexual intercourse with a women who is suffering from Vaginitus or Bacterial vaginiosis or Vaginal yeast Infection.
In children it effects their tongue by forming red patches on the base of their tongue known as thrush