title: Cryptococcus zeae, a new yeast species associated with Zea mays.
abstract: A new yeast, Cryptococcus zeae (type strain HB 1207(T)) is described. Six strains were isolated from corn and pests of corn in Austria. Microsatellite-primed polymerase chain reaction (MSP-PCR) fingerprints showed that the strains are members of the same species. Phylogenetical analyses of domains D1/D2 26S rDNA and ITS 1-5,8S-ITS 2 sequences showed C. zeae to have the closest relationship to C. luteolus. The D1/D2 sequences of C. zeae fit with three Korean Cryptococcus sp. strains (AF459690, AF459691, AF459692). The new species is separable from the closest relative C. luteolus using only two physiological tests.
authors.affiliation: Austrian Center of Biological Resources and Applied Mycology (ACBR), Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria. orsolya.molnar@boku.ac.at
authors.forename: Orsolya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Molnár
authors.forename: Hansjörg
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prillinger
mesh_terms: D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D003313:Zea mays / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal