The Lipomycetaceae are a family of yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the family contains five genera; the placement of the genus Kawasakia is uncertain.[1] Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and grow in the soil or in association with insects.[2]
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| Family: | Lipomycetaceae E.K. Novák & Zsolt
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| Lipomyces Lodder & Kreger
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References
edit- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 190–91. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
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