Twenty-seven Yarrowia lipolytica strains as well as five strains from three other species of the Yarrowia clade (Aciculoconidium aculeatum, andida hispaniensis and Candida bentonensis) were screened for citric acid production with pure glycerol as the carbon source. The cultures were rown under nitrogen-limited conditions. None of the non-Yarrowia strains produced citric acid, although they wer...
