Saccharomycodes

Saccharomycodes is a genus of yeasts. They are helobially reproducing yeasts. The type species is Saccharomycodes ludwigii. The other species, Saccharomycodes sinensis, is known from a single strain that was isolated from soil from a forest on Mount Chienfang on Hainan in China. It is the sister genus of Hanseniaspora.^[1]

Saccharomycodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Saccharomycetes
Order:	Saccharomycetales
Family:	Saccharomycodaceae
Genus:	Saccharomycodes
Species
Saccharomycodes ludwigii Saccharomycodes sinensis

Relationships with humans

The species Saccharomycodes lugwigii is considered a "spoilage" yeast in the winemaking process and is commonly referred to as the "winemaker's nightmare".^[2] It has a high polluting capacity, beginning at one to two cells per liter. It has a high tolerance for sulfur dioxide, high sugar levels, and pressurized carbon dioxide and is difficult to eradicated from an already contaminated environment.^[3] It produces high levels of secondary metabolites, including isobutanol, amyl alcohol, and isoamyl alcohol.