Abstract
Yeast strains belonging to the basidiomycetous genus Cryptotrichosporon were isolated from forest soils in Serra da Arrábida Natural Park in Portugal. Similar to the already-known representatives of this genus, the new isolates formed pigmented colonies of a distinctive pale orange colour. Phylogenetic analyses employing concatenated sequences of the D1/D2 domains of the 26S (large subunit) rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region supported the recognition of three novel species: Cryptotrichosporon argae sp. nov. (type strain CM 19T=CBS 14376T=PYCC 7010T=DSM 104550T; MycoBank accession number MB 817168), Cryptotrichosporon brontae sp. nov. (type strain CM 1562T=CBS 14303T=PYCC 7011T=DSM 104551T; MycoBank accession number MB 817077) and Cryptotrichosporon steropae sp. nov. (type strain OR 395T=CBS 14302T=PYCC 7012T=DSM 104552T; MycoBank accession number MB 817078).
Original language | English |
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Article number | 002177 |
Pages (from-to) | 3610-3614 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2017 |
Keywords
- Basidiomycete yeast
- Cryptotrichosporon
- Mediterranean forests
- New yeast species
- Soil microbiology