

Sl. No.
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Genus Name
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Species Name
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Application
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1
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Saccharomyces
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Assay of Actidione, Amphotericin-B, Anisomycin, Antifungal antibiotics, Biotine, Carcinogenic chemicals, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Inositol, Thiamine
Production of Alcohol, Production of arginase, Bakery yeast, Beer, Argosterol, Nicotinic acid
Degradation of Cellodextrins
Fermentation of Citrus, Moltose
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2
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Candida
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Candida albicans
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Assay of Amphotericin-B, Antimicrobial activity,
Production of Autoantibiotics, Citric Acid, Phynyl alcohol
Testing of sterility
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Candida tropicalis
|
Assay of Amphotericin-B
Production of Food Yesat, Iditol
Degradation of Hydrocarbons
Oxidation/Utilisation of Phenol and Catechol, Uric acid
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Candida utilis
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Production of Biomass,
Production of Food Yeast
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Candida lusitaniae
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Degradation of Cellobiose
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Candida wickerhami
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Degradation of Cellobiose, Cellodextrins
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Candida gulliermondii
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Production of Citric acid, Deaminase, Riboflavin
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Candida rugosa
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Production of Lipase
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Candida shehatae
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Degradation of D-Xylose
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Candida sp.
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Degradation of Phenolic wastes
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Candida cylindracea
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Production of Lipase
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Candida krusei
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Production of Mannitol
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3
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Trichosporan
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Trichosporan pollulans
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Production of Glcoamylase
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4
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Pichia
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Pichia farinosa
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Production of Glycerol, Xylitol
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Pichia pastoris
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Production of single cell protien
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Pichia stipitis
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Fermentation of Xylose
Degradation of D-Xylose
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Pichia angusta
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Oxidation/Utilization of Autotrophic Hydrocarbons, Methanol, Propane
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Pichia minuta
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Oxidation/Utilization of Methanol
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Pichia anomala
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Production of Amylase
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Pichia jadinii
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Production of 2,3-Butanediol
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Pichia haplophila
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Production of Citric acid
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Pichia capsulata
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Production of B-Galatosidase
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Pichia cellobiosa
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Production of single cell protein
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5
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Yarrowia
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Yarrowia lipolytica
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Degradation of Hydrocarbons
Production of Isocitric acid, Phosphatase, Yeast protein
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6
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Rhodosporidium
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Rhodosporidium toruloides
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Production of Lipid, Phosphodiesterase
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7
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Pachysolen
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Pachysolen tannophilus
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Production of Aldehyde reductase,
Degradation of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, D-Galactose, Glycerol
Fermentation of Xylose
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8
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Kulyveromyces
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Kulyveromyces fragilis
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Production of Biomass
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Kulyveromyces marxianus var. lactis
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Production and Induction of B-galactosidase
Assay of Thiamine
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9
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Metschnikowia
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Metschnikowia pulcherrima
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Production of Citric acid,
Fermentation of Pentose
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10
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Zygosaccharomyces
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Zygosaccharomyces rouxii
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Production of Gultaminase, Glycerin, Mannan
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11
|
Schwanniomyces
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Schwanniomyces occidentalis
|
Degradation of Potato starch,
Production of Single cell protein
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12
|
Oosporidium
|
Oosporidium margaritiferum
|
Production of Ubiquinone-10
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13
|
Decckera
|
Decckera naardensis
|
Degradation of D-Xylose
|
14
|
Kloeckera
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Kloeckera apiculata
|
Assay of Vitamin B6
|
15
|
Torulaspora
|
Torulaspora delbrueckii
|
Production of acetoin
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16
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Monascus
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Monascus purpureus
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Production of red cheese
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