Candida utilis

NBRC No.

NBRC 10707

Scientific Name of this Strain

Candida utilis (Henneberg) Lodder & Kreger-van Rij

Synonymous Name

Synonym:

Hansenula jadinii
Lindnera jadinii
Saccharomyces jadinii
Torula utilis
Torulopsis utilis
Torulopsis utilis var. major

Type Strain

type

Accepted Date

1994/02/01

Isolated Year

Deposited Year

History

IFO 10707 <- CCRC 21990 <- CBS 621

Other Culture Collection No.

ATCC 22023=CBS 621=BCRC 21990=DBVPG 6160=PYCC 4182=NCYC 769=NRRL Y-7586=TIMM 3490=VKM Y-74=VKPM Y 839=JCM 9624

Other No.

Rehydration Fluid

703

Medium

108

Cultivation Temp.

24 C

Oxygen Relationship

Source of Isolation

yeast factory

Locality of Source

Country of Origin

Germany

Biosafety Level

Applications

Mating Type

Genetic Marker

Plant Quarantine No.

Animal Quarantine No.

Herbarium No.

Restriction

Comment

References

Sequences

LSU rDNA D1D2

Shipping as

Glass ampoule (L-dried)

Torula (Latin name: Candida utilis; formerly Torulopsis utilis, Torula utilis) is a species of yeast.

Torula, in its inactive form (usually labeled as torula yeast), is widely used as a flavoring in processed foods and pet foods. It is often grown on wood liquor, a byproduct of paper production, which is rich in wood sugars. It is pasteurized and spray-dried to produce a fine, light grayish-brown powder with a slightly yeasty odor and gentle, slightly meaty taste.

Torula finds accepted use in Europe and California for the organic control of olive flies. When dissolved in water, it serves as a food attractant, with or without additional pheromone lures, in McPhail and OLIPE traps, which drown the insects. In field trials in Sonoma County, California, mass trappings reduced damage to an average of 30% compared to almost 90% in untreated controls. Torula yeast has become a popular replacement for the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) among manufacturers marketing “all-natural” products.

Candida utilis

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