Candida maltosa

More than 30 years have passed since the first description of the yeast species Candida (C.) maltosa by Komagata et al. (1964a,b). Since then, C. maltosa has become of considerable academic and commercial interest. Now, together with some related Candida species and Yarrowia (Y.) lipolytica (cf. Barth and Gaillardin, Chap. 10, this Vol.), it is best known for its ability to grow on a wide variety of substrates including n-alkanes, fatty acids, or carbohydrates, and is therefore intensively investigated in its physiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics. More recent investigations also use these yeast species for the study of fundamental cellular processes such as protein targeting, organelle biosynthesis, and drug resistance.