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.