Torula is a type of yeast, formally known as Candida utilis, that can be found worldwide in cellulose-rich environments. It has various industrial and dietary uses, but can also become pathogenic and cause infections, particularly in people with compromised immune systems.
Torula is a yeast which is formally known as Candida utilis. This yeast has a number of practical uses and can even become pathogenic under certain circumstances. Torula can be found worldwide in a variety of environments, preferring cellulose-rich substrates such as wood, leaf litter, and paper pulp. In several regions, people deliberately grow this yeast for industrial purposes, usually on a wood pulp substrate which makes the yeast easy to extract.
Yeasts are organisms within the fungal kingdom. They reproduce by budding and are unicellular in nature, although they can bond with each other to form colonies. Many people think specifically of brewer’s yeast when they hear the term “yeast,” but there are thousands of species of yeast, and many more waiting to be identified. Candida is a particularly large genus of yeast with a number of representatives, including Torula.
The term “Torula” refers to a now deprecated scientific name for this yeast. Historically, Torula was known as Torula utilis, until researchers realized that the yeast belonged to the genus Candida. Yeast has also gone through a number of other scientific names and classifications, reflecting the difficulties involved in classifying many mushrooms, but the term “Torula” seems to have stuck.
This yeast can be used to provide a dietary supplement, especially in dog and cat foods, where its high protein content is very beneficial. It is also used in the production of farmed fish feed and other food products. The slightly meaty flavor of this yeast, which lacks the bitterness many people associate with yeasts, causes some companies to use it as a flavor enhancer in some foods, especially packaged foods, and many people have developed other uses for this yeast. versatile. Torula can also be found cohabiting with other yeasts, in which case the benefits are provided by both yeast species together.
In some cases, Torula can colonize the walls of a structure. People with mold sensitivities can develop allergies and sinusitis from mold exposure, especially when exposure is prolonged. In these individuals, cleaning the environment to remove mold is usually required to resolve symptoms. Mold can also colonize the bodies of people with compromised immune systems, causing infection and discomfort. Urinary tract infections, in particular, appear to be a Torula specialty. Antifungal medications can be used to help the body resist infections caused by this yeast.
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