title: Candida laoshanensis sp. nov. and Candida qingdaonensis sp. nov., anamorphic, ascomycetous yeast species isolated from decayed wood.
abstract: During a study of newly isolated yeast strains utilizing d-xylose as sole carbon source, eight strains, isolated from decayed wood, were found to represent two novel anamorphic, ascomycetous yeast species based on sequence analysis of the 26S rDNA D1/D2 domain and internal transcribed spacer region, and phenotypic characterization. The names Candida laoshanensis sp. nov. (type strain MLRW 6-2(T)=AS 2.4030(T)=CBS 11389(T)) and Candida qingdaonensis sp. nov. (type strain MLRW 7-1(T)=AS 2.4031(T)=CBS 11390(T)) are proposed for these two novel species; the closest relatives of the two novel species are Candida pomicola and Candida marilandica, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, PR China.
authors.forename: Shi-An
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, PR China.
authors.forename: Fu-Li
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Systematic Mycology and Lichenology Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.
authors.forename: Feng-Yan
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D014934:Wood / Q000382:microbiology*