title: Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans sp. nov., a new yeast species useful in biological detoxification of various mycotoxins.
abstract: A yeast strain isolated from the hindgut of the lower termite Mastotermes darwiniensis (Mastotermitidae) was found to represent a new member of the genus Trichosporon. Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans is closely related to T. loubieri on the basis of the phylogenetic trees based on the D1/D2 region of 26S rDNA, an approx. 600 bp fragment of the 18S rDNA and both ITS regions. However, the two species differ at nine positions in the D1/D2 region of 26S rDNA. The IGS1 region of T. mycotoxinivorans is 401 bp long. T. mycotoxinivorans is distinguished from T. loubieri by its ability to assimilate inulin and galactitol, and its inability to grow at 40 degrees C. The name of this newly isolated strain refers to an important characteristics of T. mycotoxinivorans to detoxify mycotoxins such as ochratoxin A and zearalenone. Therefore this strain can be used for the deactivation of the respective mycotoxins in animal feeds.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Orsolya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schatzmayr
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Hansjoerg
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prillinger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D007444:Inulin / Q000378:metabolism; D020049:Isoptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013696:Temperature; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D015025:Zearalenone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D004187:Disaccharides; D009183:Mycotoxins; D009793:Ochratoxins; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S; C025589:ochratoxin A; C013536:6 beta-galactinol; D015025:Zearalenone; D007444:Inulin