Saitoella complicata
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| Species: | S. complicata |
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| Saitoella complicata Goto, Sugiy., Hamam. & Komag. (1987) | |
Saitoella complicata is a rare fungus that is one of the nearest relatives of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a widely used model species. While related fungi are pathogens of plants or animals, S. complicata feeds on decaying matter. Its genome has been sequenced by the Joint Genome Institute.