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. 2024 Oct 16;206(11):434. doi: 10.1007/s00203-024-04161-7

Table 2.

Fermentation properties and the ability to assimilate various carbon and nitrogen compounds by Phaffia Rhodozyma yeast isolates compared to the reference strain

Phaffia Rhodozyma** Phaffia Rhodozyma DSM 5626 Phaffia Rhodozyma CMIFS 102 Phaffia Rhodozyma CMIFS 110 Phaffia Rhodozyma CMIFS 114
Fermentation
D-Glucose + + + + +
D-Fructose n + + + +
D-Galactose
D-Sucrose + + + + +
D-Lactose
D-Maltose −/ws
D-Trehalose w w w
D-Raffinose w/− w w
Inulin n
Assimilation
D-Glucose + + + + +
Glycerol s/w w w + +
Calcium 2-ketogluconat + + + + +
L-Arabinose + + + + +
D-Xylose +/s + + +
Rybitol n + + + +
Xylitol w/− + +
D-Galactose
Inositol
D-Sorbitol n + + + +
Methyl-α,D-glucopyranoside w/−
N-acetylglucosamine
D-Cellobiose + + + + +
DL-Lactate
D-Maltose + + + + +
D-Sucrose + + + + +
D-Trehalose + + + + +
Melezitose + + + + +
D-Raffinose +/s + + + +
D-Fructose n + + + +
DL-Lactate v
Citric acid + + +
D-Mannitol + + + + +
Erythritol
Inulin w/− + + + +
Nitrate
Ammonium sulfate n + + + +
Urea n + + +

**Typical strains from The Yeasts: A Taxonomic Study— ed. Kurtzman C.P., Fell J.W. and Boekhout T. (2011); +—positive; l—latent (rapid development of a positive reaction after a lag period); s—positive but slow; w—weak; ws—weak and slow; lw—latent but weak (rapid development of a weak reaction after a lag period); v—variable; – negative; n—no data