Candida kunwiensis sp. nov., a yeast associated with flowers and bumblebees.
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.
Hong
Soon Gyu
SG
Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, no. 52, Oun-dong, Yusong, Taejon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
Bae
Kyung Sook
KS
Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, no. 52, Oun-dong, Yusong, Taejon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
Herzberg
Michel
M
Plant Ecology, Department of Biology, Philipps University, Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Titze
Andreas
A
Plant Ecology, Department of Biology, Philipps University, Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Lachance
Marc-André
MA
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
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
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S; D019344:Lactic Acid