difference between yeast and mold Archives - Online Biology Notes A Complete notes for Students Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:51:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Difference between yeast and mold https://www.onlinebiologynotes.com/difference-between-yeast-and-mold/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 04:29:33 +0000 http://www.onlinebiologynotes.com/?p=1657 Difference between yeast and mold Point of distinction Yeast Mold Structure Yeast are mostly unicellular and exist in either individually or with buds growing on [...]

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Point of distinction Yeast Mold
Structure Yeast are mostly unicellular and exist in either individually or with buds growing on them Mold are multicellular with tubular and filamentous hyphae
Structural Appearance Round or oval shaped Thread like filamentous
Color appearance Dull color and mostly monochromatic Wide variety of coloration
Habitat or Occurance Most occur naturally in soil or ocean Occur in any organic environment having moist and humid atmosphere
Types More than 1500 types More than 400000 types
Tolerance to environmental condition More tolerate to drying Less tolerate to harse whether condition
Method of reproduction Mainly by budding or binary fission Mainly by spore formation (sexual and asexual spore both)
Application or uses Use in industries for ethanol production, baking, food additive or flavor etc Used in biodegradation, bioremediation as well as in antibiotic production
Oxygen requirement Aerobic and facultative anaerobes Strictly aerobic (obligate aerobes)
Examples Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans Rhizopus, Mold, Penicillium, Aspergillus

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