Candida viswanathii
Species of fungus
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Candida viswanathii is a species of yeast in the genus Candida. It is named after the noted Indian pulmonologist, Raman Viswanathan.[2]
| Candida viswanathii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Saccharomycetales |
| Family: | Debaryomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Candida |
| Species: | C. viswanathii |
| Binomial name | |
| Candida viswanathii Sandu & H.S. Randhawa, 1962[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Candida lodderae | |
A strain found in oil-contaminated soil near Beijing in 2017 is able to oxidize dodecane into dodecanedioic acid.[3]
