Deals with 69 species belonging to 27 genera. 53 species and 13 genera are newly recorded taxa for Israel. The volume is grouped in 2 main parts: GENERAL PART (Main environmental features of Israel/ Distribution of yeast species in nature/ Yeast classification and systematics/ Identification of yeast species/ Materials and Methods) & TAXONOMICAL PART (Yeasts in Israel/ Historical study overview/ Biodiversity of yeast species isolated from soil and their distribution among soil associations in Israel/ Biodiversity of yeast species isolated from fallen leaves in Israel/ Taxonomy and biodiversity of yeast species isolated from soil and fallen leaves in Israel/ Conclusions)/ References/ Illustrations/ Index to Yeast Species.
