Teststrains ofPichiastipitis andCandida shehatae
(JeriesandLivingston,1992)werefromtheFPLyeast
collection, whichis storedin 15%glycerolatÿ80°C.
Thesestrainsweregrownandmaintainedonfreshplates
ofyeastextractpeptonexylose(YEPX)agar(seeMedia)
for 48hat30±32°C