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Yeasts in the intertidal sediments of a polluted estuary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Yeasts were found concentrated at the sediment surface and with the highest counts at the most polluted site. Candida krusei, Pichia membranaefaciens and similar species typically forming rugose colonies with radiating ridges were the prevalent yeasts in these sediments, and species like Rhodotorula rubra related to basidiomycetous fungi were found in relatively low numbers.

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  1. A. N. Hagler & L. C. Mendonça Hagler

    Present address: Department of Biology, Georgia State University, 30303, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

  2. R. B. De Oliveira

    Present address: Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Pb. Brazil

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  1. Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundao, 20000, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    A. N. Hagler, R. B. De Oliveira & L. C. Mendonça Hagler

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Hagler, A.N., De Oliveira, R.B. & Hagler, L.C.M. Yeasts in the intertidal sediments of a polluted estuary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 48, 53–56 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399486

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