Table 1.

C. laurentii (Kufferath) Skinner strains used in this study

StrainSourceCo-Qa,bG+C content (mol%)a
JCM 9066T(CBS 139)Palmvine, type strain ofTorula laurentiiKufferathQ1056.0, 56.4, 59.0
CBS 318Atmosphere, type strain of Torula aureaSaitoQ1055.0
CBS 942Atmosphere, type strain ofTorula flavescens SaitoQ1057.2
CBS 973Muscatel grape, type strain of Torulopsis carnescensVerona & Luchetti
CBS 2174Tumor54.7
CBS 2409Surface of shrimp, type strain of Rhodotorula peneaus Phaff et al.Q1051.2, 52.3
CBS 2993Bronchus of lung patientQ1050.8
CBS 6578Seawater51.8
CBS 8645Cerebrospinal fluid of male AIDS patient with meningitis
CBS 8648Lung

  • ↵a From Vancanneyt et al. (23).

  • ↵b Co-Q, coenzyme Q (ubiquinone) homologs.