Open AccessDescription of Dioszegia patagonica sp. nov., a novel carotenogenic yeast isolated from cold environments
Author(s) -
Andrea Trochine,
Benedetta Turchetti,
Aline B.M. Vaz,
Luciana R. Brandão,
Luiz Henrique Rosa,
Pietro Buzzini,
Carlos A. Rosa,
Diego Libkind
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1466-5034
pISSN - 1466-5026
DOI - 10.1099/ijsem.0.002211
Subject(s) - biology , yeast , phylogenetic tree , internal transcribed spacer , taxon , strain (injury) , botany , genus , taxonomy (biology) , ribosomal rna , pigment , phylogenetics , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , gene , genetics , anatomy , chemistry , organic chemistry
During a survey of carotenogenic yeasts from cold and oligotrophic environments in Patagonia, several yeasts of the genus Dioszegia (Tremellales, Agaricomycotina) were detected, including three strains that could not be assigned to any known taxa. Analyses of internal transcribed spacer and D1/D2 regions of the large subunit rRNA gene showed these strains are conspecific with several other strains found in the Italian Alps and in Antarctica soil. Phylogenetic analyses showed that 19 of these strains represent a novel yeast species of the genus Dioszegia. The name Dioszegia patagonica sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these strains and CRUB 1147T (UFMG 195T=CBMAI 1564T=DBVPG 10618T=CBS 14901T; MycoBank MB 819782) was designated as the type strain. This Dioszegia species accumulates biotechnologically valuable compounds such as carotenoid pigments and mycosporines.
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