Table 2. Morphological and physio-biochemical characteristics of Candida pelliculosa strain ZS-02.
| Characteristics | Results | Characteristics | Results |
| Colonies | small, ivory, round, with entire margin | Cells | oval, 3–4 µm in length and 2–3 µm in width |
| Oxidase | + | Catalase | + |
| Glucose | + | Sucrose | + |
| Trehalose | + | Maltose | + |
| Glycerol | + | Xylose | + |
| Raffinose | + | Sorbierite | + |
| Methyl-α-D- glucopyranoside | + | N-acetyl-D- glucosamine | − |
| Cellobiose | + | Xylitol | − |
| Arabinose | − | Adonitol | − |
| Galactose | − | Inositol | − |
| Lactose | − | Melezitose | − |
| 2-Keto-D-gluconate | − |
+, tested positive/utilized as substrate; −, tested negative/not utilized as substrate.