[Extracellular polysaccharides and the taxonomy of yeasts of the genus Lipomyces].

Variations in the composition of extracellular polysaccharides in Lipomyces spp. are discussed in terms of the species differentiation within the genus. Extracellular polymers of certain mycelial lower ascomycetes (Dipodascopsis uninucleata, Dipodascus spp., Endomyces magnusii) were found to be similar, this suggesting a relationship between these organisms.