van leeuwenhoek was able to examine it under a microscope, which he himself invented, but he did nothe did this already in in 1857 , microbiologist from france louis pasteur proved that it was yeast that caused alcohol fermentation; the scientist was the first to understand that fermentation is not a simple chemical reaction, but a biological process for which yeast is responsible. just under 30 years later, danish chemist and microbiologist, emil christian hansen, identifies a pure culture of road, which... in 1883 was first used in brewing instead of unstable starter cultures. after these discoveries, it became clear that yeast is one of the most ancient microorganisms on the planet. they belong to the group of unicellular fungi, however, they have lost their fungal structure in the form of branched threads due to the transition of their habitat to liquid environments. today there are two main groups of yeast. ascamycetes, their reproduction occurs with... participation different sexes and based on domicetes, they reproduce more primitively, by simple cell fusion. from that moment