Distribution and diversity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Candida tropicalis</Emphasis> strains in different marine environments

1089 strains of yeasts were obtained from seawater,sea sediments,mud of sea saltems,guts of marine fishes,mangrove plants and marine algae.The results of routine identification and molecular analysis methods show that 44 strains among the marine yeasts obtained in this study belong to Candida tropicalis,which may indicate its wide distribution in different environment,especially in the tropical and subtropical marine environment.The wide distribution of C.tropicalis indicates that it may play an importam role in marine environment and the marine environment in turn is a good source for obtaining C.tropicalis.