Recent Advances in the Taxonomy of Yeasts

A history of research on yeasts 8: taxonomy

“…. the placement of different species in synonomy because adequate techniques were not used, is unfortunate ( [264] p. 320).…”

Metschnikowiella zobellii sp.nov. and M. krissii sp.nov., two Yeasts from the Pacific Ocean Pathogenic for Daphnia magna

“…The methods described by Lodder & Kregervan Rij (1952), Wickerham (1951) and Van Uden & Farinha (1958), were used. Only isolates belonging to the Metschnikowiella genus are considered in this paper.…”

“…Sporulation. Asci are formed abundantly on V8 medium (Wickerham, 1951). Sporulation has not been observed on isolation agar, malt agar and corn meal agar.…”

“…are described and Latin diagnoses given. Both species form on VS agar (Wickerham, 1951) only from sea water, 1-57/100 ml. …”

A Taxonomic Study on the Genus Rhodotorula

“…Formerly, both Cryptococcus and Rhodotorula were treated as the same genus (14). WICKERHAM suggested in his paper (15) that the starch production would not serve well as a principal characteristic in separation of genera. Indeed, Rhodotorulas producing starch were found.…”