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Torulopsis anatomiae, a new yeast resistant against low concentrations of formalin

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A yeast was isolated from the formalin tanks of the Anatomy Department of the University of Berne. In malt extract it grows in the presence of formaldehyde concentrations of up to 1.5 per cent (w/v). Apart from this property, it appears to be a new species of the genusTorulopsis Berlese.

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  1. Department of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology of the University of, Berne, Switzerland

    L. O. Zwillenberg

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Zwillenberg, L.O. Torulopsis anatomiae, a new yeast resistant against low concentrations of formalin. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 32, 135–138 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02097453

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