title: Ogataea falcaomoraisii sp. nov., a sporogenous methylotrophic yeast from tree exudates.
abstract: Thirteen strains of a new ascospore-forming, methanol-assimilating yeast species were isolated from sap exudates of Sclerolobium sp. (carvoeiro) in two forest fragments in the state of Toncantins, Brazil, and from Hymenaea courbaril (guapinol, jatobá) in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Analysis of the sequences of the D1/D2 large-subunit ribosomal DNA showed that the species belongs to the genus Ogataea (syn. Pichia), and it was described as Ogataea falcaomoraisii. The closest relatives are Candida ortonii and C. nemodendra. The type culture is UFMG-T264-1T (= CBS 9814T = NRRL Y-27756).
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental e Biologia, Campus Universitário de Palmas, Fundação Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Palmas, Tocantins 77010-154, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paula B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.forename: Lia C R S
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bowles
authors.forename: Marc-André
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lachance
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rosa
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001938:Brazil; D003364:Costa Rica; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010843:Pichia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014197:Trees / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal