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Candida viswanathii

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Candida viswanathii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Saccharomycetes
Order: Saccharomycetales
Family: Saccharomycetaceae
Genus: Candida
Species:
C. viswanathii
Binomial name
Candida viswanathii
Sandu & H.S. Randhawa, 1962[1]
Synonyms

Candida lodderae

Candida viswanathii is a species of yeast in the genus Candida. It is named after the noted Indian pulmonologist, Raman Viswanathan.[2]

A strain found in oil-contaminated soil near Beijing in 2017 is able to oxidize dodecane into dodecanedioic acid.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sandu & H.S. Randhawa, Mycopathologia 18: 179 (1962)
  2. ^ H.S. Randhawa; S. K. Mishra; V. N. Damodaran; A. Prakash; A. Chowdhary; Z. U. Khan (October 2015). "Pathogenicity of Candida viswanathii for normal and cortisone-treated mice". Journal de Mycologie Médicale. 25 (4): 287–92. doi:10.1016/j.mycmed.2015.10.010. PMID 26597146. S2CID 9161400.
  3. ^ Cao, Weifeng; Li, Hongbao; Luo, Jianquan; Yin, Junxiang; Wan, Yinhua (2017-08-01). "High-level productivity of α,ω-dodecanedioic acid with a newly isolated Candida viswanathii strain". Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 44 (8): 1191–1202. doi:10.1007/s10295-017-1948-6. ISSN 1476-5535.