Yeasts in the intertidal sediments of a polluted estuary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
✍ Scribed by A. N. Hagler; R. B. Oliveira; L. C. Mendonça Hagler
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-6072
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✦ Synopsis
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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