Yarrowia lipolytica | Fungi

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Yarrowia lipolytica, aa member of the Ascomycota phylum, is non-pathogenic for humans and animals. Yarrowia lipolytica is actually considered a normal inhabitant of the human microbiota belonging to saprophytes in the adult respiratory system. It is also detected in other sites, such as breast tissue, some cutaneous nodules, and the digestive tract. The yeast strains are also present in wide amounts of food products with high percentages of fat and protein. For example cheese, especially blue and cheddar cheese, milk, cream, kefir, yoghurt, butter, and margarine; as well as ripening meat products, e.g., various types of fermented sausages such as salami, and Spanish fermented sausages and various others, such as juice, cider, fruit, fruit concentrate, mayonnaise, seafood, raw plant materials, and wine.