Table 1. Characteristics of the strains used in this study.

Species	Strain number	Abbreviation	Place of isolation	Country	Reference
Yarrowia lipolytica	CBS 7504  = W29	YALI	Parisian sewer	France	[25]
Yarrowia deformans	CBS 2071	YADE	Fingernail	Austria	[23]
Candida galli	CBS 9722	YAGA	Chicken liver	Georgia, USA	[18]
Yarrowia yakushimensis	CBS 10253	YAYA	Termite gut	Japan	[23]
Candida oslonensis	CBS 10146	YAOS	Kiwifruit yogurt	Norway	[20]
Candida phangngensis	CBS 10407	YAPH	Seawater	Thailand	[21]
Candida hollandica	CBS 4855	YAHO	Back of a cow	The Netherlands	[20]
Candida alimentaria	CBS 10151	YAAL	Cured ham	Norway	[20]
Candida hispaniensis	CBS 9996 = Y−5580	YAHI	Spondylus buprestoides larva	Spain	[19]

Abbreviations: CBS, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands;  = W29, other common name used;  = Y−5580, name from the NRRL collection.