Galactomyces

{{Short description|Genus of fungi}} {{Automatic_taxobox | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Galactomyces | authority = Redhead & Malloch | type_species = ''Galactomyces geotrichum'' | type_species_authority = (E.E. Butler & L.J. Petersen) Redhead & Malloch | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision =See article }}

'''''Galactomyces''''' is a former genus of fungi in the family Dipodascaceae.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. |date=December 2007 |title=Outline of Ascomycota – 2007 |journal=Myconet |volume=13 |pages=1–58 |url=http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp |publisher=The Field Museum, Department of Botany |location=Chicago, USA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp |archive-date=2009-03-18 }}</ref> It consisted of several species names for teleomorph states of species now mostly placed in the genus ''Geotrichum''

==Taxonomy== The genus contained the species ''Galactomyces candidus'', ''Galactomyces geotrichum'', ''Galactomyces pseudocandidus'', ''Galactomyces reessii'' and ''G. citri-aurantii'',<ref name="SpeciesFungorum Galactomyces Species">{{cite web |title=Species Fungorum - Explore the fungal tree of life |website=Species Fungorum |url=https://www.speciesfungorum.org/names/TreeOfLife.asp?GenusRecordID=2029 |access-date=16 March 2026 |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew}}</ref> all now placed in ''Geotrichum'', while the genus name itself is now considered a synonym to ''Dipodascus''.<ref name="SpeciesFungorum Galactomyces">{{cite web |title=Species Fungorum - Name record |website=Species Fungorum |url=https://www.speciesfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=2029 |access-date=16 March 2026 |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew}}</ref> As of 2026 ''Galactomyces britannicus'' has not yet been reassinged to an accepted genus.<ref name="SpeciesFungorum Gbritannicus">{{cite web |title=Species Fungorum - Name record |website=Species Fungorum |url=https://www.speciesfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordId=541504 |access-date=16 March 2026 |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew}}</ref>

==Applications== Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate is a nutrient dense yeast and a byproduct of fermented sake. In cosmetics, it is used as a moisturizing agent and has antioxidant effects. It improves the skin's moisture barrier, helping to protect the skin from environmental stress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://simpleskincarescience.com/cosrx-galactomyces-95-essence-review/|title=Cosrx Galactomyces 95 Whitening Power Essence Review: A Horror Story|website=simpleskincarescience.com|date=9 September 2016 |access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(09)02123-9/abstract |title=Effects of galactomyces ferment filtrate on epidermal barrier marker caspase-14 in human skin cells|journal=Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology|year=2010 |volume=62 |issue=3 |pages=AB54 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2009.11.599 |access-date=2017-12-03|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundo-cosmetics.com/es/galactomyces-90-miracle-drops.html|title=Galactomyces 90 Miracle Drops|website=sundo-cosmetics.com|date=14 June 2023}}</ref>

In a study submitted to the ''Asian Journal of Beauty and Cosmetology'', researchers evaluated the effects of essence-formed cosmetic ingredients containing the galactomyces ferment filtrate on human skin improvements in keratinization, pores, sebum excretion, brightness, and acne.<ref>{{cite web|title=Galactomyces skin benefits|website=You Are Beautie|date=2023-06-08|url=https://youarebeautie.com/galactomyces-skin-benefits/|access-date=2023-09-28}}</ref> For analyzing the effects, twenty volunteers participated and each results was determined by using the essence containing 97% of galactomyces ferment filtrate on their faces in three times. The results showed that the number of the enlarged pores and blackheads on the volunteer's faces were significantly reduced more than 15.66 and 21.84% respectively by using the essence, as compared to the number of enlarged and clogged pores on the untreated control faces. Also, the amount of sebum and keratin in faces were meaningfully reduced by 64.17% and 16.47%, respectively. They further demonstrated that the levels of skin brightness were improved after treatment of the reagent by 2.49%. Moreover, the number of comedones were decreased 9.59%. Survey analysis showed that the volunteers had high personal satisfaction levels after using the reagents. Collectively, the results indicated that the galactomyces containing essence-formed cosmetics have an improved effect on facial skin.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.e-ajbc.org/journal/view.php?number=697 | title=The Effects of Essence-Formed Cosmetic Ingredients Containing the Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate on Skin Improvements in Keratinization, Pores, Sebum Excretion, Brightness and Acne |journal=Kor J Aesthet Cosmetol| volume=12 | issue=1 | pages=77–84 |access-date=2017-12-03| last1=Lee | first1=Minji | last2=Kim | first2=Hyun-Soo | last3=Cho | first3=Aryeong | last4=Jeon | first4=So Hyeon | last5=Lee | first5=Na Kyeong | last6=Ahn | first6=Kyu Joong | last7=An | first7=In Sook | last8=Lee | first8=Minji | last9=Kim | first9=Hyun-Soo | last10=Cho | first10=Aryeong | last11=Jeon | first11=So Hyeon | last12=Lee | first12=Na Kyeong | last13=Ahn | first13=Kyu Joong | last14=An | first14=In Sook }}</ref>

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Category:Dipodascomycetes