Candida nonsorbophila sp. nov., a new ascomycetous yeast species isolated in Thailand.
Four yeast strains, RS42, SSK10, ST-520 and ST-521, isolated from water in a mangrove forest, bark of a tree and fruit of Ficus sp., respectively, were found to represent a hitherto undescribed anamorphic species. The four strains are related to Candida sinolaborantium in the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit rRNA gene, but differed by eight nucleotide substitutions and two indels, and for this reason are regarded as members of a separate species. Because ascospore formation was not detected, it is described as a new species of Candida, Candida nonsorbophila sp. nov. The type strain is RS42(T) (BCC 25963(T)=NBRC 103860(T)=CBS 10862(T)). This species is distinguished from C. sinolaborantium by the inability to assimilate L-sorbose, L-rhamnose and galactitol, and a higher maximum growth temperature.
Department of Biotechnology, NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC), National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE), Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan. nakase-takashi@nite.go.jp
Takashi
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Nakase
Sasitorn
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Jindamorakot
Somjit
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Am-In
Shinya
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Ninomiya
Hiroko
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Kawasaki
Savitree
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Limtong
D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D030681:Ficus / Q000382:microbiology*; D005638:Fruit / Q000382:microbiology; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D054643:INDEL Mutation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010802:Phylogeny; D024301:Plant Bark / Q000382:microbiology; D017354:Point Mutation; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000166:cytology; D013785:Thailand; D014871:Water Microbiology
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S