Candida theae

Candida theae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Ascomycota
Class:Saccharomycetes
Order:Saccharomycetales
Family:Debaryomycetaceae
Genus:Candida
Species: C. theae
Binomial name
Candida theae
C.-F.Lee[1][2]
Candida theae
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Mycological characteristics
lacks a stipe
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: choice

Candida theae is a species of yeast in the genus Candida. The species name means "tea."[3] It was first isolated from Indonesian tea drinks[1] and in Quito from clay pots that contained chicha dating from 680 CE.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Chang, C. F.; Lin, Y. C.; Chen, S. F.; Carvajal Barriga, E. J.; Barahona, P. P.; James, S. A.; Bond, C. J.; Roberts, I. N.; Lee, C. F. (2012). "Candida theae sp. nov., a new anamorphic beverage-associated member of the Lodderomyces clade". International Journal of Food Microbiology. 153 (1–2): 10–14. doi:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.09.012. PMID 22088606.
  2. ↑ "Candida theae". NCBI Taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 26 September 2017. authority: Candida theae C.-F. Lee 2012 Lineage( full ) cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; saccharomyceta; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Debaryomycetaceae; Candida/Lodderomyces clade; Candida
  3. 1 2 Fields, R. Douglas (19 February 2012). "Raising the Dead: New Species of Life Resurrected from Ancient Andean Tomb". Scientific American. New York, NY: Scientific American. Retrieved 24 February 2012. But careful genetic analysis showed that two strains of yeast were a new species of Candida, which he named C. theae, meaning "tea."


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