title: Sporobolomyces magnisporus sp. nov., a new yeast species in the Erythrobasidium cluster isolated from plants in Taiwan.
abstract: Two strains of yeasts that contain Q-10 as the major ubiquinone, lack cellular xylose and produce large bilaterally symmetrical ballistoconidia were isolated from plants collected in a protected subtropical rain forest in Taiwan and were found to represent a new species. The taxonomic properties of this species coincide with the genus Sporobolomyces, so it is described as Sporobolomyces magnisporus sp. nov. In phylogenetic trees based on the nucleotide sequences of 18S ribosomal DNA and D1/D2 domain of 26S ribosomal DNA, this species is located in the Erythrobasidium cluster.
authors.affiliation: Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), Bioscience Technology Center, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Wako 351-0198, Japan. nakase@biotec.or.th
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakase
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
authors.forename: Fwu-Ling
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Sasitorn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jindamorakot
authors.forename: Hathairat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jan-ngam
authors.forename: Wanchern
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Potacharoen
authors.forename: Morakot
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanticharoen
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takashima
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003067:Coenzymes; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D013624:Taiwan; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D015003:Yeasts / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D003067:Coenzymes; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S; D014451:Ubiquinone; C024989:coenzyme Q10