Abstract
Candida arabinofermentans (type strain NRRL YB-2248, CBS 8468), a new yeast that ferments the pentose L-arabinose, is described. The three known strains of this new species were isolated from insect frass of pine and larch trees in the U.S. Phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences from the D1/D2 domain of large subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA places C. arabinofermentans among the methanol-assimilating yeasts and most closely related to Candida ovalis. Strains of the new species produce 0.7-1.9 g/l ethanol from L-arabinose.
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Kurtzman, C., Dien, B. Candida arabinofermentans, a new L-arabinose fermenting yeast. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 74, 237–243 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1001799607871
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