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Occurrence and population densities of yeast species in a fresh-water lake

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Abstract

Quantitative studies of yeasts present in surface and deep water samples from a fresh water body (Douglas Lake, Michigan) revealed 12 species (Candida parapsilosis, C. pulcherrima, Cryptococcus albidus, Cr. diffluens, Cr. gastricus, Cr. laurentii, Rhodotorula glutinis, R. pilimanae, R. rubra, Trichosporon cutaneum, Debaryomyces sp., “black yeasts”). In two regions of surface sampling the population densities averaged 39.6 and 5.5 cells per 100 ml respectively, whereas the average deep water count was 40.3 cells per 100 ml. Yeasts of the genusRhodotorula predominated.

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  1. N. van Uden

    Present address: Department of Microbiology, Botanical Institute, University of Lisbon, Portugal

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  1. University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, Michigan

    N. van Uden & D. C. Ahearn

  2. Department of Microbiology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

    N. van Uden & D. C. Ahearn

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van Uden, N., Ahearn, D.C. Occurrence and population densities of yeast species in a fresh-water lake. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 29, 308–312 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02046074

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