Geotrichum silvicola sp. nov., a novel asexual arthroconidial yeast species related to the genus Galactomyces.
Four strains of an asexual arthroconidial yeast species were isolated from Drosophila flies in two Atlantic rain forest sites in Brazil and two strains from oak tasar silkworm larvae (Antheraea proylei) in India. Analysis of the sequences of the D1/D2 large subunit rRNA gene showed that this yeast represented a novel species of the genus Geotrichum, described as Geotrichum silvicola sp. nov. The novel species was related to the ascogenous genus Galactomyces. The closest relatives of Geotrichum silvicola were Galactomyces sp. strain NRRL Y-6418 and Galactomyces geotrichum. The type culture of Geotrichum silvicola is UFMG-354-2T (=CBS 9194T=NRRL Y-27641T).
Pimenta
Raphael S
RS
Departamento de Microbiologia - ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
Alves
Priscila D D
PDD
Departamento de Microbiologia - ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
Corrêa
Ary
A
Departamento de Microbiologia - ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
Lachance
Marc-André
MA
Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
Prasad
G S
GS
Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC), Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector-39A, Chandigarh - 160 036, India.
Rajaram
Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Research Extension Centre, Palampur - 176 061, India.
Sinha
B R R P
BRRP
Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Ranchi, India.
Rosa
Carlos A
CA
Departamento de Microbiologia - ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
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