torula
/ˈtɔːrʊlə/noun
(pl. torulae /-liː/)
1
- （亦作torula yeast）a yeast which is cultured for use in medicine and as a food additive, especially as a source of vitamins and protein产朊假丝酵母, 圆酵母。
1.1
- Candida utilis, subdivision Deuteromycotina.拉丁名Candida utilis, 半知菌亚门。
2
- a yeast-like fungus composed of chains of rounded cells, several kinds growing on dead vegetation and some causing infections色串孢菌。
2.1
- Genus Torula (or formerly this genus), subdivision Deuteromycotina: several species, in particular T. herbarum, which grows on dead grasses.色串孢属（或过去为此属）, 半知菌亚门：多种, 尤指长于腐草的草色串孢, 拉丁名T. herbarum.
词源
modern Latin (genus name), diminutive of Latin torus 'swelling, bolster'.