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ISOLATION OF YEASTS FROM BISCAYNE BAY, FLORIDA AND ADJACENT BENTHIC AREAS 1, 2
Author(s) -
Fell Jack W.,
Ahearn Donald G.,
Meyers Samuel P.,
Roth Frank J.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1960.5.4.0366
Subject(s) - bay , rhodotorula , biology , yeast , benthic zone , biota , candida tropicalis , cryptococcus , trichosporon , ecology , zoology , oceanography , microbiology and biotechnology , geology , genetics
Investigations of the yeasts present in Biscayne Bay, Florida, have indicated the occurrence of various yeast taxa, representing 179 isolates, including species of Saccharomyces, Hansenula, Debaryomyces, Candida, Cryptococcus, Rhodotorula, Trichosporon and Torulopsis. Two asporogenous species, Candida tropicalis and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, were the most abundant and widely distributed species in the Bay. A yeast biota, with many species similar to those isolated from Biscayne Bay, has been collected in deep sea sediments from The Bahamas. A selective enrichment culture technique has been developed, greatly facilitating the collection of yeasts from the marine environment. In general, the limited deep sea collections showed a predominance of oxidative yeasts as compared to collections made in Biscayne Bay.