Candida albicans is the most commonly isolated species, and can cause infections (candidiasis or thrush) in humans and other animals. In winemaking, some species of Candida can potentially spoil wines.
Killer whales have no natural predators (they are the top predators of the oceans) and can live to about 50-80 years old. Killer whales have been hunted by humans but not with enthusiasm as it takes 21 killer whales to produce the same amount of oil as 1 sperm whale.
â¦ That was around 1860, 1870.. All of a sudden we had whales killed in the 1990s with stone harpoons in them, suggesting they may be a hundred years old.. George contacted Bada, who had done pioneering research a decade earlier showing that bowheads can reach a hundred years or older.