Biography
Johannes Petrus Van der Walt, South African mycologist (1925 – 13 November 2011)
With K. Hopsu-Havu introduced the Diazonium Blue B test for yeast species characterization (1976)
DESCRIBED VALID YEAST TAXA
Genera
Ambrosiozyma 1972
Cyniclomyces 1971 with Scott
Dekkera 1964
Entelexis 1973 with Johannsen
Hyphopichia 1976 with Von Arx
Kluyveromyces 1956
Lodderomyces 1966
Myxozyma 1981 with Von Arx & Weijman
Wickerhamiella 1973
Yarrowia 1981 with Von Arx
Species
88
HONORS
Vanderwaltozyma Kurtzman 2003 (yeast)
