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Systematics of the generaDebaryomyces andMetschnikowia: Proton magnetic resonance spectra of their mannans as an aid in classification

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The proton magnetic resonance spectra of the mannans of a number ofDebaryomyces andMetschnikowia species (Endomycetales) were determined. The spectra of all of the mannans had several similar characteristics, regardless of the species from which they originated.

Pichia vini, a species originally classified asDebaryomyces vini, formed a mannan with a spectrum almost identical with those ofMetschnikowia (Candida) reukaufii andPichia haplophila. Debaryomyces vanrijii, originally placed in the genusPichia, formed a mannan with a spectrum identical with those ofPichia robertsii andCandida (Pichia) guilliermondii mannans.

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    J. F. T. Spencer & P. A. J. Gorin

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The authors wish to thank Mr. M. Mazurek for the determination of the p.m.r. spectra, and Mr. N. R. Gardner and Mr. R. J. Magus for valuable technical assistance.

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Spencer, J.F.T., Gorin, P.A.J. Systematics of the generaDebaryomyces andMetschnikowia: Proton magnetic resonance spectra of their mannans as an aid in classification. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 36, 135–141 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02069015

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