title: Cryptococcus spencermartinsiae sp. nov., a basidiomycetous yeast isolated from glacial waters and apple fruits.
abstract: Seven strains representing a novel yeast species belonging to the genus Cryptococcus were isolated from different substrates from Patagonia, Argentina, and The Netherlands. Three strains were isolated from a meltwater river draining from the Frias glacier at Mount Tronador situated in Nahuel Huapi National Park (Patagonia) and four were isolated from apple surfaces in Randwijk, The Netherlands. Analysis of the D1/D2 large-subunit rRNA gene and ITS region sequences indicated that these strains represent a single species that is distinct from other species of the Tremellales clade. The name Cryptococcus spencermartinsiae sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these strains. The type strain is CRUB 1230(T) (=CBS 10760(T) =DBVPG 8010(T)).
authors: Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, INIBIOMA-CONICET, Quintral 1250, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro C.P. 8400, Argentina.
authors: Virginia
authors: V
authors: de García
authors: Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, INIBIOMA-CONICET, Quintral 1250, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro C.P. 8400, Argentina.
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Brizzio
authors: Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, INIBIOMA-CONICET, Quintral 1250, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro C.P. 8400, Argentina.
authors: Gabriel
authors: G
authors: Russo
authors: Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
authors: Carlos A
authors: CA
authors: Rosa
authors: Yeast Division, Centraal Bureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS), Postbus 85167 (Uppsalalaan 8), 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors: Teun
authors: T
authors: Boekhout
authors: Yeast Division, Centraal Bureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS), Postbus 85167 (Uppsalalaan 8), 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors: Bart
authors: B
authors: Theelen
authors: Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, INIBIOMA-CONICET, Quintral 1250, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro C.P. 8400, Argentina.
authors: Diego
authors: D
authors: Libkind
authors: Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, INIBIOMA-CONICET, Quintral 1250, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro C.P. 8400, Argentina.
authors: María
authors: M
authors: van Broock
mesh_terms: D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D027845:Malus / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D045483:Rivers / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer