SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION OF YEASTS AND YEAST-LIKE

ORGANISMS IN THE WATER AND BOTTOM SEDIMENTS

OF THE SZCZECIN LAGOON

Elżbieta Bogusławska-Wąs, Waldemar Dąbrowski

Faculty of Marine Fisheries and Food Technology,

Agricultural University of Szczecin,

K. Królewicza 4, 70-550 Szczecin, Poland

Abstract

The aim of the work was qualitative evaluation of occurrence of yeasts and yeast-like organisms in the water and bottom sediments of the Szczecin Lagoon. One ascertained occurrence of 24 species classified as yeasts and yeast-like organisms on the basis of analyses of the water and bottom sediment mycoflora of the Szczecin Lagoon. 21 species were common for the water and sediment samples, 1 found only in the water, 4 were present only in the sediment. The most often isolated yeasts at all stations in a period of investigations were Candida and Rhodotorula.

Key words: yeasts, yeast-like organisms, Candida, Rhodotorula, water, bottom sediments