It differs from all accepted Candida species by fermenting D-galactose, cellobiose but not maltose, trehalose and by assimilating D-ribose, 2-keto-D-gluconate but not maltose, trehalose.

• 此新种可发酵半乳糖，纤维二糖，但不酦酵麦芽糖，海藻糖；可利用核酸糖2-酮-D-葡萄糖酸，无法利用麦芽糖，海藻糖，因此有别于目前已知所有念珠菌属的酵母菌。