title: Candida kunwiensis sp. nov., a yeast associated with flowers and bumblebees.
abstract: A novel asexual ascomycetous yeast, Candida kunwiensis (SG99-26T = KCTC 17041T = CBS 9067T), was isolated from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) flowers in Korea and from the body surface of pollinating bumblebees in Germany. Comparative analysis of the D1/D2 domain of 26S rDNA of all available sequences for ascomycetous yeasts showed that the novel species was phylogenetically related to the genus Metschnikowia, but the sequence similarity was low. Morphologically and physiologically, C. kunwiensis in many ways resembles Metschnikowia pulcherrima, but can be distinguished from this species by its ability to assimilate lactic acid and its inability to produce pulcherrimin.
authors.affiliation: Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, no. 52, Oun-dong, Yusong, Taejon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, no. 52, Oun-dong, Yusong, Taejon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Plant Ecology, Department of Biology, Philipps University, Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herzberg
authors.affiliation: Plant Ecology, Department of Biology, Philipps University, Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Titze
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
authors.forename: Marc-André
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lachance
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001516:Bees / Q000382:microbiology; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D035264:Flowers / Q000382:microbiology; D005858:Germany; D027723:Ipomoea batatas / Q000382:microbiology; D007723:Korea; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S; D019344:Lactic Acid