title: Cryptococcus arboriformis Sp. Nov., a novel anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast species isolated from a patient's urine.
abstract: A basidiomycetous yeast strain isolated from the urine of a 73-year-old Japanese patient with chronic renal failure was revealed to be a novel species by sequencing the D1/D2 26S rDNA and ITS regions of the rRNA gene. The name Cryptococcus arboriformis sp. nov. is proposed for the isolate, with IFM 54862(T) (=CBS 1044(T) =JCM 14201(T)) as the type strain. A phylogenetic analysis positioned Cryptococcus arboriformis in the Trichosporonales lineage and showed that it is closely related to C. haglerorum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, Tokyo 204-8588, Japan. sugita@my-pharm.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinebuchi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osanai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000652:urine*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000652:urine*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / Q000737:chemistry; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S