Kingdom Fungi Subphylum Saccharomycotina Order Saccharomycetales Rank Species | Phylum Ascomycota Class Saccharomycetes Family Saccharomycetaceae | |
Similar Metschnikowia, Zygosaccharomyces, Candida lusitaniae | ||
Candida tolerans is an ascomycetous yeast species first isolated from Australian Hibiscus flowers. It is small and a pseudomycelium is formed. The carbon and nitrogen assimilation pattern is similar to that of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii. Its type strain is UWO (PS) 98-115.5 (CBS 8613).
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