scholarly journals Polyphasic re-examination of Yarrowia lipolytica strains and the description of three novel Candida species: Candida oslonensis sp. nov., Candida alimentaria sp. nov. and Candida hollandica sp. nov.

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2426-2435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Kristin Knutsen ◽  
V. Robert ◽  
G. A. Poot ◽  
Wendy Epping ◽  
Marian Figge ◽  
...  

The type strain of Yarrowia lipolytica and 38 strains identified as Yarrowia lipolytica, four strains of Candida deformans, including the type and two subcultures of the type, two strains of Candida galli and six unidentified strains that resembled Y. lipolytica were examined by PCR fingerprints using primers M13 and (GAC)5. The same strains, together with four strains of the recently introduced Candida yakushimensis nom. inval., were sequenced for the D1/D2 domain of the 26S rRNA gene and parts of the ITS domain and also studied for their physiological properties. Of the strains identified previously as Y. lipolytica, CBS 2076 had the same fingerprint as the type of C. deformans and strain CBS 4855 was distinct from all other strains. The six strains that resembled Y. lipolytica were separated into two groups distinct from any of the other clades. A total of six groups obtained by fingerprint and sequence data were evaluated by performing DNA reassociation reactions. Mating experiments among the 35 strains of Y. lipolytica sensu stricto showed that 15 strains represented one mating type and 16 strains represented the opposite mating type, while four strains were self-sporulating. Teleomorph states were not produced by C. deformans, C. galli or any of the unidentified isolates. However, positive mating reactions were rarely observed in crosses among C. galli and some strains of Y. lipolytica and C. deformans. Consequently, sharing the same mating type system, C. deformans and C. galli could be considered anamorphs of unnamed Yarrowia species. Results from PCR fingerprints, sequencing and mating studies support the grouping of the studied strains into Y. lipolytica, C. galli, C. deformans, C. yakushimensis nom. inval. and three novel species in the Yarrowia clade: Candida oslonensis sp. nov. (type strain CBS 10146T =NRRL Y-48252T; Mycobank number MB 510769), Candida alimentaria sp. nov. (type strain CBS 10151T =NRRL Y-48253T; Mycobank number MB 510770) and Candida hollandica sp. nov. (type strain CBS 4855T =NRRL Y-48254T; Mycobank number MB 510771).

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 2675-2680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marizeth Groenewald ◽  
Maudy Th. Smith

On the basis of the nucleotide divergence in the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) domain of the rRNA gene and the D1/D2 domain of the 26S rRNA gene, species of the genus Hyphopichia can be divided into different phylogenetic groups. In this study, three distinct phylogenetic clusters as well as a novel species, Hyphopichia pseudoburtonii sp. nov. with type strain CBS 2455T (=JCM 16346T), are introduced. Mating studies indicate that strains belonging to Hyphopichia pseudoburtonii are heterothallic.


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 996-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin-Zhan Liu ◽  
Qi-Ming Wang ◽  
Teun Boekhout ◽  
Feng-Yan Bai

Among ballistoconidium-forming yeast strains isolated from various plant leaves collected from subtropical forests in eastern and central China, four strains forming cream to yellowish coloured colonies were revealed to represent three novel Derxomyces species by conventional and molecular characterization. Phylogenetic analysis based on combined sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 26S rRNA gene D1/D2 domain showed that strains GT-753 and ZJJ-890T were conspecific and closely related to Derxomyces boninensis, Derxomyces mrakii and Derxomyces qinlingensis. Strain ZJJ-394T was basal to the branch formed by Derxomyces komagatae, Derxomyces pseudoschimicola and Derxomyces schimicola with strong bootstrap support. Strain GT-475T was closely related to Derxomyces linzhiensis. The strains differed significantly from their close relatives in D1/D2 and ITS sequences and in physiological criteria. Three novel species are proposed: Derxomyces amylogenes sp. nov. (type strain ZJJ-890T = CGMCC 2.4407T = CBS 12233T), Derxomyces bambusicola sp. nov. (type strain GT-475T = CGMCC 2.4411T = CBS 12234T) and Derxomyces corylopsis sp. nov. (type strain ZJJ-394T = CGMCC 2.4409T = CBS 12259T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 1715-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Vogelmann ◽  
Sandra Chaves ◽  
Christian Hertel

A novel anamorphic yeast, strain LTH 6662T, was isolated from cassava sourdough. The isolate supposedly originated from cassava flour or was a contaminant thereof. Sequencing of the D1/D2 domain of the 26S rRNA gene indicated that strain LTH 6662T represents a novel species. Its closest relatives were members of the Cryptococcus humicola complex. The novel strain had several physiological characteristics that differed from those of related species: the ability to assimilate raffinose and cadaverine; the inability to assimilate soluble starch, xylitol, galactitol, butane-2,3-diol, sodium nitrite and lysine; the ability to grow without vitamins and at 42 °C; and the inability to produce starch-like substances. Its major ubiquinone was Q-10. In addition, buds were formed on small neck-like structures. In liquid medium, green or blue fluorescent substances were produced. The name Cryptococcus thermophilus sp. nov. is proposed, with LTH 6662T ( = DSM 19443T = CBS 10687T) as the type strain.


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (10) ◽  
pp. 2520-2524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Salvetti ◽  
Giovanna E. Felis ◽  
Franco Dellaglio ◽  
Anna Castioni ◽  
Sandra Torriani ◽  
...  

The development of molecular tools and in particular the use of 16S rRNA gene sequencing has had a profound effect on the taxonomy of many bacterial groups. Gram-positive organisms that encompass the genera Lactobacillus and Clostridium within the Firmicutes are examples of taxa that have undergone major revisions based on phylogenetic information. A consequence of these reorganizations is that a number of organisms are now recognized as being misclassified. Previous studies have demonstrated that Lactobacillus catenaformis and Lactobacillus vitulinus are phylogenetically unrelated to Lactobacillus sensu stricto, being placed within the Clostridia rRNA cluster XVII. Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data presented, it is proposed that L. catenaformis and L. vitulinus be reclassified in two new genera, named respectively Eggerthia gen. nov., with the type species Eggerthia catenaformis gen. nov., comb. nov. (type strain DSM 20559T = ATCC 25536T = CCUG 48174T = CIP 104817T = JCM 1121T) and Kandleria gen. nov., with the type species Kandleria vitulina gen. nov., comb. nov. (type strain LMG 18931T = ATCC 27783T = CCUG 32236T = DSM 20405T = JCM 1143T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 1153-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuo-Wei Wu ◽  
Feng-Yan Bai

Three anamorphic, ascomycetous yeast strains isolated from plant samples collected in Linzhi District, Tibet, China, were revealed as representing two novel species by 26S rRNA gene D1/D2 domain sequence and physiological property comparisons. The names Candida tibetensis sp. nov. and Candida linzhiensis sp. nov. are proposed for these novel species, with XZ 41-6T (=AS 2.3072T=CBS 10298T) and XZ 92-1T (=AS 2.3073T=CBS 10299T) as the respective type strains. D1/D2 sequence analysis showed that C. tibetensis and C. linzhiensis are closely related to Candida caryicola and Candida sequanensis, respectively.


Author(s):  
Marcial-Quino J. ◽  
Garcia-Ocón B. ◽  
Mendoza-Espinoza J.A. ◽  
Gómez-Manzo S. ◽  
Sierra-Palacios E

Currently it is well known that yeasts play an essential role in the production of different beverages. In this paper, were identified some of the yeasts involved in the fermentation process of the pulque, a Mexican traditional beverage. Samples were collected from different regions of Mexico and yeasts were detected directly from samples without cultivation. Identifying the yeasts was obtained using amplification the D1/D2 domain of the 26S rRNA gene and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE). The results of DGGE showed different profiles of bands in each of the analyzed samples, indicating the presence of several species of yeast, which was also confirmed by sequencing of the bands corresponding to the domain D1/D2, succeeded in identifying five species of yeasts. The results obtained in this work demonstrated that the technique used for identification of yeasts of pulque was efficient. Besides, the optimization of this method could also allow rapid identification of yeasts and help understand the role of these in the fermentation process of this beverage, as well as the isolation of strains of interest for biotechnological purposes such as production of ethanol or metabolites with nutraceutical activity.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 244-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Fontes Landell ◽  
Raisa Billodre ◽  
Jesus P. Ramos ◽  
Orílio Leoncini ◽  
Marilene H. Vainstein ◽  
...  

Two novel yeast species, Candida aechmeae sp. nov. and Candida vrieseae sp. nov., were isolated from bromeliads in Itapuã Park, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. These species are genetically isolated from all other currently recognized ascomycetous yeasts based on their sequence divergence in the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rRNA gene. C. aechmeae sp. nov. is phylogenetically close to Candida ubatubensis, a species also isolated from bromeliads in Brazil, but the novel species can be differentiated on the basis of differences in the D1/D2 domain and positive results for the assimilation of l-arabinose, raffinose, inulin and citrate. Candida vrieseae sp. nov. is phylogenetically placed in a clade near Candida membranifaciens that is composed of several species associated with insects, but the novel species can be differentiated from them by the D1/D2 and ITS gene sequences, positive results for the assimilation of nitrite and a negative result for the assimilation of ethylamine. The type strain for Candida aechmeae sp. nov. is BI153T (=CBS 10831T=NRRL Y-48456T) and the type strain for C. vrieseae sp. nov. is BI146T (=CBS 10829T=NRRL Y-48461T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 3095-3098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Qiu Liu ◽  
Pei-Jie Han ◽  
Jun-Zhi Qiu ◽  
Qi-Ming Wang

Two strains isolated from rotten wood were included in the Saccharomyces group based on morphological characteristics. However, rRNA gene sequence analyses (including the 18S rRNA gene, 26S rRNA gene D1/D2 domain and internal transcribed spacer region) indicated that these two strains represent a novel species of Naumovozyma, for which the name Naumovozyma baii sp. nov. is proposed (type strain: BW 22T = CGMCC 2.04520T = CBS 12642T). The MycoBank number of the new species is MB800484.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 393-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A. James ◽  
Enrique Javier Carvajal Barriga ◽  
Patricia Portero Barahona ◽  
Kathryn Cross ◽  
Christopher J. Bond ◽  
...  

In the course of an on-going study aimed at cataloguing the natural yeast biodiversity found in Ecuador, two strains (CLQCA 13-025 and CLQCA 20-004T) were isolated from samples of cow manure and rotten wood collected in two separate provinces of the country (Orellana and Bolívar). These strains were found to represent a novel yeast species based on the sequences of their D1/D2 domain of the large-subunit (LSU) rRNA gene and their physiological characteristics. Phylogenetic analysis based on LSU D1/D2 sequences revealed this novel species to belong to the Metschnikowia clade and to be most closely related to Candida suratensis, a species recently discovered in a mangrove forest in Thailand. The species name of Candida ecuadorensis sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these strains, with strain CLQCA 20-004T ( = CBS 12653T = NCYC 3782T) designated as the type strain.


1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guiqing Wang ◽  
Alje P. van Dam ◽  
Ira Schwartz ◽  
Jacob Dankert

SUMMARY Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the spirochete that causes human Lyme borreliosis (LB), is a genetically and phenotypically divergent species. In the past several years, various molecular approaches have been developed and used to determine the phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity within the LB-related spirochetes and their potential association with distinct clinical syndromes. These methods include serotyping, multilocus enzyme electrophoresis, DNA-DNA reassociation analysis, rRNA gene restriction analysis (ribotyping), pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, plasmid fingerprinting, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting analysis, species-specific PCR and PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis, and sequence analysis of 16S rRNA and other conserved genes. On the basis of DNA-DNA reassociation analysis, 10 different Borrelia species have been described within the B. burgdorferi sensu lato complex: B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii, Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia japonica, Borrelia andersonii, Borrelia valaisiana, Borrelia lusitaniae, Borrelia tanukii, Borrelia turdi, and Borrelia bissettii sp. nov. To date, only B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii, and B. afzelii are well known to be responsible for causing human disease. Different Borrelia species have been associated with distinct clinical manifestations of LB. In addition, Borrelia species are differentially distributed worldwide and may be maintained through different transmission cycles in nature. In this paper, the molecular methods used for typing of B. burgdorferi sensu lato are reviewed. The current taxonomic status of B. burgdorferi sensu lato and its epidemiological and clinical implications, especiallly correlation between the variable clinical presentations and the infecting Borrelia species, are discussed in detail.


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