[Comparative study of Candida zeylanoides and Candida vinaria]

Candida zeylanoides (Castellani) Langeron et Guerra 1920 and Candida vinaria Ohara, Nonomura et Yunome ex. M. Th. Smith 1973 were comparatively studied. The species were found to differ in the assimilation of nine carbon sources, the vitamin requirements, the resistance to elevated NaCl concentrations, the ability to utilize hydrocarbons. The ultrafine structure of the cell wall and the type of budding in C. vinaria are as in ascomycetous yeasts while the cell wall structure and the formation of buds in C. zeylanoides are as in basidiomycetous ones.