Kingdom Fungi Order Saccharomycetales Scientific name Yarrowia Rank Genus | Division Ascomycota Family Dipodascaceae Higher classification Dipodascaceae | |
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Similar Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Debaryomyces hansenii, Kluyveromyces lactis, Eukaryote | ||
Yarrowia is a fungal genus in the family Dipodascaceae. For a while the genus was monotypic, containing the single species Yarrowia lipolytica, a yeast that can use unusual carbon sources, such as hydrocarbons. This has made it of interest for use in industrial microbiology, especially for the production of specialty lipids. Molecular phylogenetics analysis has revealed several other species that have since been added to the genus.
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