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A strain of a hitherto undescribed yeast species with a unique ascospore morphology was isolated from rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum). A description of the new species, Pichia sporocuriosa, is given.
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Péter, G., Tornai-Lehoczki, J., Dlauchy, D. et al. Pichia sporocuriosa sp. nov., a new yeast isolated from rambutan. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 77, 37–42 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002095523955
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