Torulaspora delbrueckii

Torulaspora delbrueckii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Saccharomycetes
Order:	Saccharomycetales
Family:	Saccharomycetaceae
Genus:	Torulaspora
Species:	T. delbrueckii
Binomial name
	Torulaspora delbrueckii; (Lindner) Lindner
Synonyms
	Candida colliculosa ; Cryptococcus colliculosus ; Debaryomyces delbrueckii ; Debaryomyces rosei ; Eutorula colliculosa ; Saccharomyces delbrueckii ; Saccharomyces fermentati Saito ; Saccharomyces florenzanoi Balloni et al. ; Saccharomyces inconspicuus van der Walt ; Saccharomyces microellipsoides var. osmophilus van der Walt ; Saccharomyces rosei ; Saccharomyces saitoanus var. mongolicus van der Walt ; Saccharomyces torulosus Osterwalder ; Saccharomyces vafer van der Walt ; Schwanniomyces hominis Batista et al. ; Torula colliculosa Hartmann ; Torulaspora benedictae Capriotti ; Torulaspora fermentati Saito ; Torulaspora mongolica ; Torulaspora nilssoni Capriotti ; Torulaspora rosei Guilliermond ; Torulopsis colliculosa ; Torulopsis stellata var. cambresieri Lodder & Kreger-van Rij ; Torulopsis taboadae ; Zygosaccharomyces delbrueckii ; Zygosaccharomyces fermentati ; Zygosaccharomyces mongolicus Saito ; Zymodebaryomyces delbrueckii ; Zymodebaryomyces rosei ;

Torulaspora delbrueckii is a ubiquitous yeast species with both wild and anthropic habitats. The type strain of T. delbrueckii is CBS 1146^T, equivalent to CLIB 230 or ATCC 10662, etc.. The type strain of T. delbrueckii CBS 1146 ^T was sequenced in 2009, and is composed of 8 chromosomes in addition to a mitochondrial genome.

Torulaspora delbrueckii was formerly known as Saccharomyces delbrueckii or Saccharomyces rosei or Saccharomyces roseus, and the anamorph is called Candida colliculosa (for a complete list of synonyms, see CBS's website).

Torulaspora delbrueckii is the most studied species of the genus Torulaspora that comprises eight species to date, including T. franciscae, T. pretoriensis, T. microellipsoides, T. globosa, T. indica, T. maleeae, and T. quercuum. The taxonomy of the genus Torulaspora is evolving rapidly, and the availability of molecular tools to discriminate Torulaspora species will help correcting errors in species assignments.