Sterigmatomyces acheniorum species nova, a Yeast from Strawberries

SUMMARY: A new species of yeast, Sterigmatomyces acheniorum, is described. The strains, isolated from fresh strawberries, differed from other species of Sterigmatomyces in the test substrates they utilized. The strains grew slowly on certain organic substrates on three of which they formed mainly small colonies with a minority of large ones. When subcultured on the same substrates, large colonies gave rise to further large colonies, and small colonies produced mainly small colonies with a minority of large ones.