
Morphology of the Yarrowia lipolytica NRRL Y-64008 colony after 4
days on YPD agar at 25°C. The colonies are white to light cream
colored and smooth. [Photo credit: Sujit Jagtap]
Yarrowia lipolytica NRRL
Y-64008
Yarrowia lipolytica NRRL Y-64008 is an oleaginous,
osmophilic, non-model yeast and a GRAS organism with good genetic
tools. It is best known for its ability to produce citric acid,
lipids, and polyols at high titers. It is also used as a production
host for proteases and lipases. It can grow on plant-based sugars
and hydrophobic carbon sources.