Research Paper

Three Species of Yeasts New to Taiwan

Shan-Hua Yang and Pi-Han Wang

Published on: June 2003

Page: 99 - 105

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2003.48(2).99

Abstract

Cryptococcus flavus (Saito) Phaff & Fell, Cr. Magnus (Lodder & Kreger-van Rij) Baptist & Kurtzman, and Candida azyma (van der Walt, E. Johannsen & Yarrow) Yarrow & Meyer are on the phylloplane and collected from the mountain sites in Taiwan. They all are new records from Taiwan. Morphological and physiological characteristics of these species are described and illustrated.

中文摘要

本文報導由台灣山區的樹葉上分離得到的兩種隱球菌(Cryptococcus Vuillemin) 屬 酵母Cryptococcus flavus (Saito) Phaff & Fell 與Cr. Magnus (Lodder & Kreger-van Rij) Baptist & Kurtzman 以及一種念珠菌(Candida Berkhout) 屬酵母Candida azyma (van der Walt, E. Johannsen & Yarrow) Yarrow & Meyer,皆為台灣新紀錄種,並提供形態和生理上的特徵。所檢查的菌株保存於東吳大學微生物學系。

Keyword: Yeast, Cryptococcus flavus, Cr. Magnus, Candida azyma, Taiwan, Taxonomy

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