Torulopsis ethanolitolerans n. sp. and T. ethanolitolerans var. minor n. var.

A new yeast, Torulopsis ethanolitolerans and its variety minor, both isolated from industrial sulphite fodder yeast cultivated on synthetic ethanol as the only source of carbon, originally designated R 5, R 6 and the variety R 7, are described. This species differs from all recently accepted Torulopsis species (resp., Candida species), which do not assimilate nitrate, not ferment any sugars, not produce urease, by the assimilation of maltose, but not of sucrose, lactose and D-xylose.