Yeast

• Yeast is usually a single-celled fungus.
• It is found worldwide in soils and on plant surfaces.
• They are especially abundant in sugary mediums such as flower nectar and fruits.

Interesting Facts About Yeast

• It is commonly used in the production of bread, beer, and wine.
• Most of them reproduce by the asymmetric division process known as “Budding.”
• It can ferment approximately its own weight of glucose per hour.
• A small cake contains billions of individual yeast cells.
• Dried one is 50% protein and is rich in B vitamins.
• Brewer’s type is sometimes taken as a vitamin supplement.
• Some of them are mild to dangerous pathogens of humans and other animals.
  • For example, Histoplasma and Blastomyces cause persistent lung infections.

Source

• Britannica