title: Evolutionary position of n-alkane-assimilating yeast Candida maltosa shown by nucleotide sequence of small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene.
abstract: We clarified the evolutionary position of Candida maltosa, an n-alkane-assimilating yeast, by sequencing the nucleotides of the small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene. Phylogenetic analyses showed the close evolutionary relationships of C. maltosa with C. tropicalis, C. viswanathii, C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, and C. guilliermondii, forming a sub-group within this genus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohkuma
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry*; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal