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===''Pichia''===
[[File:Pichia.png|thumb|Pichia membranaefaciens; photo by [https://www.researchgate.net/figure/278707172_fig3_Figure-8-08-Pichia-membranaefaciens-a-colonies-on-MEA-7-d-25C-bar-2-mm-b Pitt and Hocking, 2009.].]]
''Pichia'' is a genus of yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae with spherical, elliptical, or oblong cells. ''Pichia'' is a teleomorph, and forms hat-shaped, hemispherical, or round ascospores during reproduction. The anamorphs of some ''Pichia'' species are ''Candida'' species. The asexual reproduction is by multilateral budding. ''Pichia'' can be prolific pellicle-forming yeasts. <ref name="Pichia wiki">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichia . Wikipedia, Obtained 8/1/17]</ref> Many species of ''Pichia'' have been to biotransform monoterpenes found in hop oils (see [[Hops#Hop_Derived_Compounds_In_Beer_and_Biotransformations|Hop Biotransformations]]).