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Pichia
Introduction
Pichia is a genus of teleomorphic yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae. The anamorphs of some Pichia species are Candida species. Some Pichia species are thought to be opportunistic pathogens [1]. One member of the genus, P. pastoris, is used as an expression system in molecular biology.