Yarrowia
Genus of fungi
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Yarrowia is a fungal genus in the family Dipodascaceae. For a while the genus was monotypic, containing the single species Yarrowia lipolytica, a yeast that can use unusual carbon sources, such as hydrocarbons.[4] Molecular phylogenetics analysis has revealed several other species that have since been added to the genus.[5][6][7]
| Yarrowia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dipodascomycetes |
| Order: | Dipodascales |
| Family: | Dipodascaceae |
| Genus: | Yarrowia an der Walt & Arx (1981)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Yarrowia lipolytica (Wick., Kurtzman & Herman) Van der Walt & Arx (1980) | |
| Species[2] | |
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Yarrowia alimentaria | |