Open AccessSpathaspora arborariae sp. nov., a d ‐xylose‐fermenting yeast species isolated from rotting wood in Brazil
Author(s) -
Cadete Raquel M.,
Santos Renata O.,
Melo Monaliza A.,
Mouro Adriane,
Gonçalves Davi L.,
Stambuk Boris U.,
Gomes Fátima C.O.,
Lachance MarcAndré,
Rosa Carlos A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
fems yeast research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1567-1364
pISSN - 1567-1356
DOI - 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00582.x
Subject(s) - biology , yeast , xylose , fermentation , botany , food science , biochemistry
Four strains of a new yeast species were isolated from rotting wood from two sites in an Atlantic Rain Forest and a Cerrado ecosystem in Brazil. The analysis of the sequences of the D1/D2 domains of the large‐subunit rRNA gene showed that this species belongs to the Spathaspora clade. The new species ferments d ‐xylose efficiently and is related to Candida jeffriesii and Spathaspora passalidarum , both of which also ferment d ‐xylose. Similar to S. passalidarum , the new species produces unconjugated asci with a single greatly elongated ascospore with curved ends. The type strain of Spathaspora arborariae sp. nov. is UFMG‐HM19.1A T (=CBS11463 T =NRRL Y‐48658 T ).