title: Candida bromeliacearum sp. nov. and Candida ubatubensis sp. nov., two yeast species isolated from the water tanks of Canistropsis seidelii (Bromeliaceae).
abstract: 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)).
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais e Departamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, CP 199, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carla C C
authors.initials: CCC
authors.lastname: Ruivo
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
authors.forename: Marc-André
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lachance
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia - ICB, CP 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais e Departamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, CP 199, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maurício
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bacci
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais e Departamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, CP 199, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Pagnocca
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal