Yeasts (eBook)

Front Cover 1
The Yeasts: A Taxonomic Study 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 13
Contributors 6
Preface 7
Acknowledgements 9
Directions for the use of the book 10
Abbreviations 12
Chapter I. General classification of the yeasts 18
A. Delimitation of the yeasts 18
B. Systems of classification of the yeasts 19
C. The genera Endomyces and Geotrichum 30
D. Principles of classification 32
E. Nomenclature and type strain 59
F. The future of yeast taxonomy 60
Chapter II. Methods for the isolation, maintenance, classification and identification of yeasts 62
I. The isolation and maintenance of yeast cultures 64
II. Procedures for the classification and identification of yeasts 69
III. Some practical suggestions on the routine identification of yeasts 
115 
IV. List of observations and tests included in the standard description with page reference to the methods 119
V. List of media, reagents and stains 120
Chapter III. Discussion of the genera belonging to the ascosporogenous yeasts 122
Genus 1. Ambrosiozyma van der Walt 123
Genus 2. Arthroascus von Arx 131
Genus 3. Citeromyces Santa María 134
Genus 4. Clavispora Rodrigues de Miranda 137
Genus 5. Coccidiascus Chatton 140
Genus 6. Cyniclomyces van der Walt et Scott 142
Genus 7. Debaryomyces Lodder et Kreger-van Rij nom. cons. 147
Genus 8. Dekkera van der Walt 163
Genus 9. Guilliermondella Nadson et Krassilnikov 168
Genus 10. Hanseniaspora Zikes 171
Genus 11. Hansenula H. et P. Sydow 182
Genus 12. Issatchenkia Kudriavzev 231
Genus 13. Kluyveromyces van der Walt emend, van der Walt 241
Genus 14. Lipomyces Lodder et Kreger-van Rij 269
Genus 15. Lodderomyces van der Walt 280
Genus 16. Metschnikowia Kamienski 283
Genus 17. Nadsonia Sydow 296
Genus 18. Nematospora Peglion 302
Genus 19. Pachysolen Boidin et Adzet 306
Genus 20. Pachytichospora van der Walt 309
Genus 21. Pichia Hansen 312
Genus 22. Saccharomyces Meyen ex Reess 396
Genus 23. Saccharomycodes Hansen 413
Genus 24. Saccharomycopsis Schiönning 416
Genus 25. Schizosaccharomyces Lindner 431
Genus 26. Schwanniomyces Klöcker 440
Genus 27. Sporopachydermia Rodrigues de Miranda 444
Genus 28. Stephanoascus Smith, van der Walt et Johannsen 448
Genus 29. Torulaspora Lindner 451
Genus 30. Wickerhamia Soneda 457
Genus 31. Wickerhamiella van der Walt 460
Genus 32. Wingea van der Walt 463
Genus 33. Zygosaccharomyces Barker 466
Chapter IV. Discussion of the genera belonging to the basidiosporogenous yeasts 484
A. Filobasidiaceae, the yeast-like genera 485
B. Teliospore-forming yeasts 508
C. Tremellales with a yeast phase (Sirobasidiaceae and Tremellaceae) 558
Chapter V. Discussion of the genera belonging to the imperfect yeasts 574
1. Aciculoconidium 575
2. Brettanomyces 579
3. Bullera 594
4. Candida 602
5. Cryptococcus 862
6. Kloeckera 890
7. Malassezia 899
8. Oosporidium 903
9. Phaffia 907
10. Rhodotorula 910
11. Sarcinosporon 923
12. Schizoblastosporion 926
13. Sporobolomyces 928
14. Sterigmatomyces 938
15. Sympodiomyces 947
16. Trichosporon 950
17. Trigonopsis 980
Chapter VI. Keys 984
1. Key to the genera 984
2. Keys to species and genera not requiring characteristics of sexual reproduction 991
3. Key to species forming ballistospores 1006
4. Key to species that produce true mycelium 1007
5. Key to Candida species that do not produce pseudo- or true mycelium 1011
6. Key to yeasts pathogenic for man and animal 1015
Glossary of terms used in this monograph 1024
Bibliography 1028
Index of the names of taxa 1069