 Phylum：Ascomycota >> Class： Saccharomycetes >> Order： Saccharomycetales |
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 BCRC Number： |
22558 | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Candida boidinii | |||
| Author： |
Candida boidinii C. Ramírez., Microbiol. Esp. 6: 249-253. 1953. |
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| Description： |
Growth in glucose-yeast extract-peptone broth: After 3 days at 25°C, the cells are spheroidal, ellipsoidal to cylindrical, (2.4 –5.6) × (4.0-8.0) µm, single, in pairs, multilateral budding. Growth on glucose-yeast extract-peptone agar: Aerobic growth is white, butyrous, smooth, glistening and convex with entire margin. Dalmau plate culture on corn meal agar: After 7 days at 25°C, pseudohyphae consisting of long branched chains of cells with verticils of ovoid blastocondida are present. Formation of ascospores: Ascospores are not formed. | |||
| Specimens： |
Taiwan, Yilan: Soil in carambola orchard, Apr 1991, BCRC 22558. |
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| Habitat： |
Soil, intertial sediment of mangrove Rhizophora mangle swamp, milky liquid, tanning fluid, alpechín, film on wine, rotten tomato, slimy mud, tepache (fermented Mexican drink made of fruits, water and sugar), floor of hospital ward, dry ginger ale, water, seawater, washed soft-drink bottles and flower. | |||
| Distribution： |
Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Brazil, France, Spain, Mexico, Finland, USA, French Guyana and Taiwan. |
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| References： |
Ramírez Gómes, C. 1953. |
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| Provided： |
F. L. Lee |
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| Note： |
This species is placed in biological safety level 1. | |||