Kuraishia

Kuraishia is a genus of two species of ascomycetous yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae. The type species "Kuraishia capsulata" was originally described as a member of "Hansenula" (now "Pichia") in 1953. "K. molischiana" was described as new to science in 2004. The complete genome sequence of "K. capsulata" was reported in 2013. K. capsulata produces extracellular exopolysahharide, phosphomannan, as an external phosphorus reserve.