| Yarrowia lipolytica
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Fungi
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| Division:
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Ascomycota
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| Class:
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Dipodascomycetes
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| Order:
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Dipodascales
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| Family:
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Dipodascaceae
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| Genus:
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Yarrowia
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| Species:
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Y. lipolytica
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| Binomial name
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Yarrowia lipolytica
(Wick., Kurtzman & Herman) Van der Walt & Arx (1980)
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| Synonyms
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- Candida lipolytica (F.C. Harrison) Diddens & Lodder (1942)
- Candida lipolytica var. thermotolerans Blagod. & Kock.-Krat. (1973)
- Candida olea
- Candida oleae Kreger-van Rij & Verona (1949)
- Candida paralipolytica K. Yamada & Y. Otani (1963)
- Candida petrophilum I. Takeda, Iguchi, Tsuzuki & T. Nakano (1972)
- Candida pseudolipolytica Blagod. & Kock.-Krat. (1973)
- Endomycopsis lipolytica Wick., Kurtzman & Herman (1970)
- Monilia cornealis Nann. (1928)
- Mycotorula lipolytica F.C. Harrison (1928)
- Proteomyces cornealis (Nann.) C.W. Dodge (1935)
- Saccharomycopsis lipolytica Yarrow (1972)
- Saccharomycopsis pseudolipolytica Blagod. (1979)
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Yarrowia lipolytica is a species of fungus in the family Dipodascaceae. It is notable for its use of unusual carbon sources, such as hydrocarbons. This has made it of interest for use in industrial microbiology, especially for the production of specialty lipids.