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.
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