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Growth of the yeast Torulopsis candida on n-alkanes

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Yeast speciesTorulopsis candida was isolated from sea water and grew well on n-alkanes. The results are indicated below, and further studies will determine the economical value of utilizing this species in the industrial production of single-cell protein.

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This study was carried out at the “Istituto di Microbiologia Agraria” (DirectorProf. O. Verona), University of Pisa, Italy, during a scholarship offered by the foreign Office of the Italian Government.

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Gimenez, P.C., Stal, E. Growth of the yeast Torulopsis candida on n-alkanes. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 47, 161–165 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02126163

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