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Markovetz and Kallio1 pointed out that the assimilation of hydrocarbons might be of value in the classification of yeasts. Komagata et al.2 found that fifty-six of 498 yeast strains belonging to twenty-eight genera were able to grow on kerosene as the sole source of carbon and energy. All strains except two belonged to the genus Candida. In several species some strains grew well on kerosene, while others did not. No growth on kerosene was observed with some species, which were able to assimilate pure hydrocarbons of the kerosene fraction according to other reports1,3.
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SCHEDA, R., BOS, P. Hydrocarbons as Substrates for Yeasts. Nature 211, 660 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211660a0
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