Description of Ambrosiozyma oregonensis sp. nov., and reassignment of Candida species of the Ambrosiozyma clade to Ambrosiozyma kashinagacola f.a., comb. nov., Ambrosiozyma llanquihuensis f.a., comb. nov., Ambrosiozyma maleeae f.a., comb. nov., Ambrosiozyma pseudovanderkliftii f.a., comb. nov., and Ambrosiozyma vanderkliftii f.a., comb. nov.

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 3877-3883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cletus P. Kurtzman ◽  
Christie J. Robnett
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Mountain Stream ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Translation Elongation ◽  
Phenotypic Characters ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna

Ambrosiozyma oregonensis sp. nov. is described from two strains, one isolated from a mountain stream in Oregon, USA (NRRL Y-6106T = CBS 5560T), and a second (NRRL YB-4169) from an unknown substrate from Marion, Illinois, USA. The species forms four hat-shaped ascospores in each deliquescent ascus and appears to be homothallic. Abundant true hyphae are produced with some having apparent dolipore-like septa. Analyses of nuclear gene sequences for the D1/D2 domains of large-subunit rRNA, small-subunit rRNA, translation elongation factor-1α, and subunits B1 and B2 of RNA polymerase II show the proposed novel species to be distinct from other species of the Ambrosiozyma clade. Because of their placement in the Ambrosiozyma clade, Candida kashinagacola, Candida llanquihuensis, Candida maleeae, Candida pseudovanderkliftii and Candida vanderkliftii are reassigned to the genus Ambrosiozyma as new combinations, and the description of the genus Ambrosiozyma is emended to reflect the resulting changes in phenotypic characters.

scholarly journals Citeromyces hawaiiensis sp. nov., an ascosporic yeast associated with Myoporum sandwicense

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1215-1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cletus P. Kurtzman
Keyword(s):  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Elongation Factor 1Α ◽  
Translation Elongation ◽  
Additional Strain ◽  
Adjacent Soil ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna ◽  
Translation Elongation Factor 1Α

Citeromyces hawaiiensis sp. nov. (NRRL Y-11581T  = CBS 12303T, type strain) is described from 12 strains isolated from flux of the sandalwood (Myoporum sandwicense) and adjacent soil in Hawaii, USA. Analyses of gene sequences from the D1/D2 domains of nuclear large subunit rRNA, internal transcribed spacer (ITS), mitochondrial small-subunit rRNA and translation elongation factor-1α each separated the proposed novel species from Citeromyces matritensis and Citeromyces siamensis, the other known species of the genus Citeromyces. The three species are morphologically similar but they can be separated by growth reactions in standard assimilation tests. An additional strain of Citeromyces siamensis (NRRL Y-11788), a species previously known only from Thailand, was obtained from spoiled condensed milk in Ohio, USA.

Phylogenetic classification and generic delineation of Hydeomyces desertipleosporoides gen. et sp. nov., (Phaeosphaeriaceae) from Jebel Akhdar Mountain in Oman

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 391 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAJEEWA S. N. MAHARACHCHIKUMBURA ◽  
HIRAN A. ARIYAWANSA ◽  
DHANUSHKA N. WANASINGHE ◽  
MONIKA C. DAYARATHNE ◽  
NADIYA A. AL-SAADY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacers ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Translation Elongation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna ◽  
Elongation Factor 1

Specimens of a new pleosporalean taxon were obtained on the bark of Juniperus excels from the northern mountains of Oman; from the Jebel Akhdar (‘Green Hills’). Sequence analyses based on the regions of large subunit rRNA (LSU), small subunit rRNA (SSU), translation elongation factor 1-α (TEF) and internal transcribed spacers (ITS) were performed to resolve the phylogenetic relationships of the new taxon in Phaeosphaeriaceae. The data concluded that the taxon represents a novel genus of the family Phaeosphaeriaceae and the generic name Hydeomyces and the species name H. desertipleosporoides are introduced for the new taxon. An outline of the characters which differentiate the new genus from phylogenetically closely related genera Dematiopleospora and Dlhawksworthia is given and its morphology of asexual and sexual morphs is described.

Dothidea kunmingensis, a novel asexual species of Dothideaceae on Jasminum nudiflorum (winter jasmine) from Southwestern China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 529 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
YING GAO ◽  
JUTAMART MONKAI ◽  
ELENI GENTEKAKI ◽  
GUANG-CONG REN ◽  
DHANUSHKA N. WANASINGHE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Sister Relationship ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna

During a survey of saprobic microfungi in Southwest China, a coelomycetous fungus was found on dead twigs of Jasminum nudiflorum in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Based on a detailed morphological characterization coupled with multi-locus phylogenetic analyses, the fungus was identified as a new species in the genus Dothidea. Phylogenetic analyses using a combined matrix consisting of internal transcribed spacer (ITS), large subunit rRNA (LSU), small subunit rRNA (SSU), beta tubulin (tub2) and translation elongation factor-1 alpha (tef1-α) confirmed its placement in Dothideaceae and revealed a sister relationship to Dothidea eucalypti. The new species is characterized by pycnidial conidiomata, ampulliform or doliiform conidiogenous cells as well as aseptate, subglobose to ovoid, hyaline to pale-brown conidia. Comprehensive descriptions and illustrations are provided. Morphological characteristics of asexual morph taxa in Dothideaceae are also summarized and discussed.

Death cap mushrooms from southern Australia: additions to Amanita (Amanitaceae, Agaricales) section Phalloideae Clade IX

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 371 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Davison ◽  
D. Giustiniano ◽  
F. Busetti ◽  
G. M. Gates ◽  
K. Syme
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Translation Elongation Factor ◽  
Translation Elongation ◽  
Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequences ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna ◽  
Elongation Factor 1

The following three similar Amanita spp. are described: Amanita djarilmari E.M.Davison, A. gardneri E.M.Davison from the south-west of Western Australia and A. millsii E.M.Davison & G.M.Gates (=A. sp. 10 ZLY-2014 HKAS 77322 in KUN) from Tasmania. All have a white- or pale-coloured pileus and white universal veil, but differ in the shape of the bulb, spore shape, and structure of the universal veil. All are from subgenus Lepidella section Phalloideae. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these species cannot be separated on the basis of data derived from nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed-spacer sequences. They can be separated in a multi-locus phylogeny of the 28S nuclear ribosomal large-subunit rRNA region, RNA polymerase-II region, β-tubulin region and translation elongation-factor 1-α region. Amanita djarilmari, A. gardneri, A. millsii and two other previously described species in section Phalloideae from southern Australia (A. eucalypti and A. marmorata) cluster in Clade IX. These, together with other species in this clade, segregate into two lineages, namely, Clade IX A, with a white or pale pileus, and Clade IX B, with a brown pileus. Solvent extraction, followed by liquid-chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry of A. djarilmari, A. eucalypti, A. gardneri and A. marmorata basidiomes did not detect the highly toxic amatoxins α-amanitin and β-amanitin, but did detect the phallotoxins phallacidin and phalloidin.

Spencermartinsiella europaea gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Trichomonascaceae

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 993-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gábor Péter ◽  
Dénes Dlauchy ◽  
Judit Tornai-Lehoczki ◽  
Motofumi Suzuki ◽  
Cletus P. Kurtzman
Keyword(s):  
Novel Species ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
Rotten Wood ◽  
The Family ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna

Ten strains of a novel heterothallic yeast species were isolated from rotten wood collected at different locations in Hungary. Analysis of gene sequences for the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit rRNA, as well as analysis of concatenated gene sequences for the nearly complete nuclear large subunit rRNA, nuclear small subunit rRNA and translation elongation factor 1-α, placed the novel species in the family Trichomonascaceae, but showed that it was distinct from all currently recognized genera. The name Spencermartinsiella europaea gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate the new genus and novel species. The novel species could be distinguished from recognized species of neighbouring genera on the basis of standard phenotypic characteristics. The type and isotype strains of Spencermartinsiella europaea are NCAIM Y.01817T ( = NRRL Y-48265T =  CBS 11730T) and NCAIM Y.01819I ( = NRRL Y-48266I = CBS 11731I), respectively.

scholarly journals Phylogenetic Relationships Matter: Antifungal Susceptibility among Clinically Relevant Yeasts

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 1575-1585 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Schmalreck ◽  
M. Lackner ◽  
K. Becker ◽  
W. Fegeler ◽  
V. Czaika ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Coenzyme Q ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Antifungal Susceptibility ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Neutral Sugar ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Additional Tool ◽  
Yeast Strains

ABSTRACTThe objective of this study was 2-fold: to evaluate whether phylogenetically closely related yeasts share common antifungal susceptibility profiles (ASPs) and whether these ASPs can be predicted from phylogeny. To address this question, 9,627 yeast strains were collected and tested for their antifungal susceptibility. Isolates were reidentified by considering recent changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. A phylogenetic (PHYLO) code based on the results of multilocus sequence analyses (large-subunit rRNA, small-subunit rRNA, translation elongation factor 1α, RNA polymerase II subunits 1 and 2) and the classification of the cellular neutral sugar composition of coenzyme Q and 18S ribosomal DNA was created to group related yeasts into PHYLO groups. The ASPs were determined for fluconazole, itraconazole, and voriconazole in each PHYLO group. The majority (95%) of the yeast strains were Ascomycetes. After reclassification, a total of 23 genera and 54 species were identified, resulting in an increase of 64% of genera and a decrease of 5% of species compared with the initial identification. These taxa were assigned to 17 distinct PHYLO groups (Ascomycota,n= 13; Basidiomycota,n= 4). ASPs for azoles were similar among members of the same PHYLO group and different between the various PHYLO groups. Yeast phylogeny may be an additional tool to significantly enhance the assessment of MIC values and to predict antifungal susceptibility, thereby more rapidly initiating appropriate patient management.

scholarly journals Pre-AIDS Era Isolates of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis: High Genotypic Similarity with Contemporary Isolates

1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony G. Tsolaki ◽  
Pieter Beckers ◽  
Ann E. Wakefield
Keyword(s):  
Large Subunit ◽  
Pneumocystis Carinii ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Its Sequence ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Aids Pandemic ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Lsu Rrna ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna ◽  
Sequence Types

Isolates of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp.hominis were examined from six individuals who died ofP. carinii pneumonia between 1968 and 1981 and who had underlying immunodeficiencies which were not due to human immunodeficiency virus infection. DNA sequence variation was analyzed in the genes encoding the mitochondrial large subunit rRNA (mt LSU rRNA), the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the nuclear rRNA, the arom locus, and the mitochondrial small subunit rRNA. No major variations were observed when these isolates were compared to isolates from HIV-infected individuals. A small number of minor differences were detected. A new position at which variation occurred in the mt LSU rRNA was observed in one sample. Three new ITS sequence types were identified. A total of nine different ITS sequence types were found in the six samples. Mixed infection with different ITS sequence types of P. carinii f. sp. hominis was observed in four of the six samples. The ITS locus was the most informative of the four loci for distinguishing among the isolates ofP. carinii f. sp. hominis. The data suggest that isolates of P. carinii f. sp. hominis from before the AIDS pandemic are genetically very similar to those currently found in HIV-infected individuals.

Spegazzinia camelliae sp. nov. (Didymosphaeriaceae, Pleosprales), a new endophytic fungus from northern Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 483 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128
Author(s):  
NAKARIN SUWANNARACH ◽  
JATURONG KUMLA ◽  
SAISAMORN LUMYONG
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacers ◽  
Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Full Description ◽  
Translation Elongation ◽  
Spine Length ◽  
Elongation Factor 1 Alpha

A new endophytic ascomycete, described herein as Spegazzinia camelliae, was isolated from leaves of Camellia sinensis var. assamica collected from Nan Province, Thailand. This species is characterized by basauxic conidiophores and dark brown to blackish brown α and β conidia. It can be distinguished from previously described Spegazzinia species by the spine length of the α conidia and the size of the β conidia. Multi-gene phylogenetic analyses of the small subunit (SSU), large subunit (LSU) and internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and the translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1) genes also support S. camelliae is a distinct new species within Spegazzinia. A full description, color photographs, illustrations and a phylogenetic tree showing the position of S. camelliae are provided.

scholarly journals Three Small Nucleolar RNAs Identified from the Spliced Leader-Associated RNA Locus in Kinetoplastid Protozoans

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4409-4417 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Guy Roberts ◽  
Nancy R. Sturm ◽  
Billy K. Yee ◽  
Michael C. Yu ◽  
Toinette Hartshorne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Subunit ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Cell Fractionation ◽  
Small Nucleolar Rnas ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Spliced Leader ◽  
Repeat Units ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna ◽  
Nucleolar Rnas

ABSTRACT First characterized in Trypanosoma brucei, the spliced leader-associated (SLA) RNA gene locus has now been isolated from the kinetoplastids Leishmania tarentolae and Trypanosoma cruzi. In addition to the T. brucei SLA RNA, bothL. tarentolae and T. cruzi SLA RNA repeat units also yield RNAs of 75 or 76 nucleotides (nt), 92 or 94 nt, and ∼450 or ∼350 nt, respectively, each with significant sequence identity to transcripts previously described from the T. brucei SLA RNA locus. Cell fractionation studies localize the three additional RNAs to the nucleolus; the presence of box C/D-like elements in two of the transcripts suggests that they are members of a class of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) that guide modification and cleavage of rRNAs. Candidate rRNA-snoRNA interactions can be found for one domain in each of the C/D element-containing RNAs. The putative target site for the 75/76-nt RNA is a highly conserved portion of the small subunit rRNA that contains 2′-O-ribose methylation at a conserved position (Gm1830) in L. tarentolae and in vertebrates. The 92/94-nt RNA has the potential to form base pairs near a conserved methylation site in the large subunit rRNA, which corresponds to position Gm4141 of small rRNA 2 in T. brucei. These data suggest that trypanosomatids do not obey the general 5-bp rule for snoRNA-mediated methylation.

Morphological characters and phylogenetic analysis reveal a new species of Phellinus with hooked hymenial setae from Vietnam

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 356 (1) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIN ZHU ◽  
XING JI ◽  
JING SI ◽  
BAO-KAI CUI
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Translation Elongation ◽  
The Status ◽  
Large Subunit Rdna ◽  
Elongation Factor 1 ◽  
A New Species

Phellinus vietnamensis sp. nov. is described from Vietnam based on morphological characters and molecular data. Morphologically, it is characterized by perennial, pileate basidiomata, a dimitic hyphal system, hooked hymenial setae, and colorless, broadly subglobose to ovoid, thick-walled basidiospores 5.5–6 × 4.8–5.2 μm. Phylogenetically, the status of Phellinus vietnamensis is strongly supported based on sequences of the nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions, the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (EF1-α) nuclear large subunit rDNA (nrLSU) and the second largest subunits of RNA polymerase II (RPB2).

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