 Phylum：Ascomycota >> Class： Saccharomycetes >> Order： Saccharomycetales |
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 BCRC Number： |
22794 | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Candida silvae | |||
| Author： |
Candida silvae Vidal-Leir. & Uden., Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 33: 341-344. 1963. |
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| Description： |
Growth in glucose-yeast extract-peptone broth: After 3 days at 25°C, the cells are ellipsoidal, (2.0-5.0) × (2.0-6.0) µm, single and in pairs, multilateral budding. Growth on glucose-yeast extract-peptone agar: Aerobic growth is cream, butyrous, smooth, glistening and convex with entire margin. Dalmau plate culture on corn meal agar: After 7 days at 25°C, primary pseudohyphae are found. Formation of ascospores: Ascospores are not formed. | |||
| Specimens： |
Taiwan, Taichung: Soil of star-fruit orchard, Aug 1993, BCRC 22794. |
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| Habitat： |
Yeast cake, vagina, sputum, horse intestine and soil. | |||
| Distribution： |
Russia, Germany, France, Netherlands, Finland and Taiwan. |
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| References： |
Vidal-Leiria, M and van Uden, N. 1963. |
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| Provided： |
F. L. Lee |
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| Note： |
This species is placed in biological safety level 1. | |||