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Redefinition ofCandida Berkhout and the consequent emendation ofCryptococcus Kützing andRhodotorula Harrison

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On the basis of affinitive charactersCandida has been restricted to anamorphs related to the Endomycetales. The excluded basidiomycetous anamorphs have been transferred to the emended generaRhodotorula andCryptococcus.

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  1. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 273, 3740 AG, Baarn, The Netherlands

    A. C. M. Weijman

  2. Yeast Division, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC, Delft, The Netherlands

    L. Rodrigues de Miranda

  3. Division of Food Science & Technology, South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa

    J. P. Van Der Walt

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Weijman, A.C.M., Rodrigues de Miranda, L. & Van Der Walt, J.P. Redefinition ofCandida Berkhout and the consequent emendation ofCryptococcus Kützing andRhodotorula Harrison. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 54, 545–553 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588390

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