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, which honors Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is now in the hands of the Senate after receiving unanimous support in the House. Before it passed, resolution sponsor

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"Designating Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast, as the official microbe of the state of Oregon is an important recognition of the impact this little microbe has had on our state's economy and on our culture," Johnson said.

"Every legislative district in the state has at least one craft brewery and countless home brewers."

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