Candida bromeliacearum sp. nov. and Candida ubatubensis sp. nov., two yeast species isolated from the water tanks of Canistropsis seidelii (Bromeliaceae).
Strains belonging to two novel yeast species, Candida bromeliacearum and Candida ubatubensis, were isolated from the bromeliad tank of Canistropsis seidelii (Bromeliaceae) in a sandy coastal plain (restinga) ecosystem site in an Atlantic rainforest of south-eastern Brazil. These species were genetically distinct from all other currently accepted ascomycetous yeasts, based on sequence divergence in the D1/D2 domains of the large-subunit rDNA and in the small-subunit rDNA. The species occupy basal positions in the Metschnikowiaceae clade. The type strains are Candida bromeliacearum UNESP 00-103(T) (=CBS 10002(T)=NRRL Y-27811(T)) and Candida ubatubensis UNESP 01-247R(T) (=CBS 10003(T)=NRRL Y-27812(T)).
Ruivo
Carla C C
CCC
Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais e Departamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, CP 199, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
Lachance
Marc-André
MA
Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
Rosa
Carlos A
CA
Departamento de Microbiologia - ICB, CP 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
Bacci
Maurício
M
Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais e Departamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, CP 199, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
Pagnocca
Fernando C
FC
Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais e Departamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, CP 199, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
D001938:Brazil; D031229:Bromeliaceae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D017753:Ecosystem; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D014197:Trees; D014871:Water Microbiology
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal