Yamadazyma insecticola f.a., sp. nov. and Yamadazyma epiphylla f.a., sp. nov., two novel yeast species isolated in Thailand (original) (raw)

2015, International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology

Two yeast strains representing two novel yeast species were isolated from frass of an unidentified insect (ST-78) and the external surfaces of rice leaves (YE170) collected in Thailand. The two strains are genetically, morphologically and phenotypically distinct from recognized species and were found to represent two novel Yamadazyma species although formation of ascospores was not observed. In terms of pairwise sequence similarity of the D1/D2 region of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA gene, the closest species of the strain ST-78 was Candida lessepsii but with 3.8% nucleotide substitutions, while the closest species of the strain YE170 was the strain ST-78 but with 4.3% nucleotide substitutions. Analysis of the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer 1 and 2 (ITS1-2) regions revealed that strain ST-78 differed from C. lessepsii by 8.8% nucleotide substitutions and from strain YE170 by 9.4% nucleotide substitutions. The result of pairwise sequence similarity of the D1/D2 and ITS1-...

Yamadazyma riverae sp. nov., a yeast species isolated from plant materials

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2015

Nine strains of a novel yeast species were isolated from rotting wood, tree bark, ant nests or living as endophytes in leaves of Vellozia gigantea. Analysis of the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene showed that this species was related to Candida insectorum in the Yamadazyma clade. The novel species differed from closely related species by 10 and 11 substitutions in the ITS region and the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit of the rRNA gene, respectively. The species is heterothallic and forms asci with one to two hat-shaped ascospores. The name Yamadazyma riverae sp. nov. is proposed for the novel species. The type strain is UFMG-CM-Y444T ( = CBS 14121T) and the allotype strain is TT12 ( = CBS 14098 = UFMG-CM-Y577). The Mycobank number is MB 813221.

Candida alocasiicola sp. nov., Candida hainanensis sp. nov., Candida heveicola sp. nov. and Candida musiphila sp. nov., novel anamorphic, ascomycetous yeast species isolated from plants

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology, 2008

In a taxonomic study on the ascomycetous yeasts isolated from plant materials collected in tropical forests in Yunnan and Hainan Provinces, southern China, four strains isolated from tree sap (YJ2ET) and flowers (YF9ET, YWZH3CT and YYF2AT) were revealed to represent four undescribed yeast species. Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the large subunit (26S) rRNA gene D1/D2 domain sequences showed that strain YJ2ET was located in a clade together with Candida haemulonii and C. pseudohaemulonii. Strain YF9ET was most closely related to C. azyma and strain YWZH3CT to C. sorbophila and C. spandovensis. Strain YYF2AT was clustered in a clade containing small-spored Metschnikowia species and related anamorphic Candida species. The new strains differed from their closely related described species by more than 10% mismatches in the D1/D2 domain. No sexual states were observed for the four strains on various sporulation media. The new species are therefore assigned to the genus Candida and described as Candida alocasiicola sp. nov. (type strain, YF9ET = AS 2.3484T = CBS 10702T), Candida hainanensis sp. nov. (type strain, YYF2AT = AS 2.3478T = CBS 10696T), Candida heveicola sp. nov. (type strain, YJ2ET = AS 2.3483T = CBS 10701T) and Candida musiphila sp. nov. (type strain, YWZH3CT = AS 2.3479T = CBS 10697T).

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