abstract |
There is provided processes and means for producing diol and lactone. The means essentially comprises a microorganism selected from the group consisting ofn (i) Cryptococcus albidus n(Saito [Skinner var. albidus ], ATCC 20918; (ii) Bensingtonia ciliata , ATCC 20919; (iii) Cryptococcus laurentii , ATCC 20920; and (iv) Cryptococcus albidus , ATCC 20921, or mixtures of two or more thereof. |