Kuraishia capsulata
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Kuraishia capsulata is a fungus in the genus Kuraishia that exists as a yeast.
| Kuraishia capsulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Saccharomycetales |
| Family: | Pichiaceae |
| Genus: | Kuraishia |
| Species: | K. capsulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Kuraishia capsulata (Wickerham) Yamada et al. 1994 | |
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Taxonomy
Growth and metabolism
Cells of K. capsulata have been described as "spherical to ellipsoidal" in shape.[1][3] Cells produce 1-2 hat-shaped ascospores.[1][3] No hyphae growth has been observed.[1][3] Glucose is fermented by K. capsulata, although the species lacks the ability to ferment other carbohydrates, such as lactose and sucrose.[3]
Ecology
Kuraishia capsulata was first isolated from insect frass in multiple tree species and locations, including from jack pine and spruce trees near Wabatongushi Lake, Ontario, as well as from short leaf and loblolly pines in Piney Woods, Mississippi and from ponderosa pines in Santa Barbara County, California.[1] It has also been found in the frass of the weevil Ips typographus in Moscow Oblast, Russia.[4]
Kuraishia capsulata has also been isolated from olive oil produced in the Molise region of Italy.[5]