title: Four new species of Kockovaella isolated from plant leaves collected in Vietnam.
abstract: Five ballistoconidiogenous yeast strains, isolated from plant leaves at Cuc Phuong National Forest of Ninh Binh, Vietnam, were assigned to the genus Kockovaella based on morphological and chemotaxonomical characteristics. They represent four new species based on analyses of 18S rDNA sequence, sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions, and DNA-DNA reassociation experiments. Four new species, Kockovaella calophylli (1 strain), Kockovaella cucphuongensis (2 strains), Kockovaella litseae (1 strain), and Kockovaella vietnamensis (1 strain) are proposed for these strains.
authors.affiliation: Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan, and Vietnam Type Culture Collection, Centre of Applied Microbiology, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Dao Thi
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Luong
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: Pham
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van
authors.forename: Nguyen Lan
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Dung
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakase