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A strain of an undescribed Candida species was isolated from soil. A description of the new species Candida amidevorans is given and its distinction from the most closely resembling species of the genus is discussed.
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Balloni, W., Florenzano, G., Mazza, G. et al. Candida amidevorans sp. nov., a new ascomycetous anamorph yeast from soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 53, 99–106 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00419506
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