Abstract
The taxonomic position of a yeast strain Y-128 formerly identified as Torulopsis candida, which effectively assimilates crude palm oil, was reinvestigated. A DNA-DNA hybridization study revealed that this yeast belongs to a hitherto undescribed species. It is described as Candida palmioleophila Nakase et Itoh sp. nov. The high maximum growth temperature of 41-12 o C is a characteristic of this species which differentiates it from Candida famata and Candida saitoana (=Torulopsis candida)
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