title: Lachancea nothofagi sp. nov., a yeast associated with Nothofagus species in Patagonia, Argentina.
abstract: Six strains of a novel yeast species were isolated from Nothofagus species trees in native forests in Patagonia, Argentina. The strains were isolated from bark, fluxes and the ectomycorrhizospheric soil fraction of Nothofagus antarctica, Nothofagus nervosa and Nothofagus pumilio. Analysis of the D1/D2 large-subunit rDNA sequences indicated that the novel species belonged to the genus Lachancea and is closely related to Lachancea meyersii. The name Lachancea nothofagi sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these strains. The type strain is UWOPS 99-807.3(T) (=CBS 11611(T)=NRRL Y-48670(T)).
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche (CRUB), INIBIOMA (Universidad Nacional del Comahue-CONICET), Quintral 1250, Bariloche 8400, Río Negro, Argentina.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mestre
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche (CRUB), INIBIOMA (Universidad Nacional del Comahue-CONICET), Quintral 1250, Bariloche 8400, Río Negro, Argentina.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ulloa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia - ICB, CP 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lachance
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche (CRUB), INIBIOMA (Universidad Nacional del Comahue-CONICET), Quintral 1250, Bariloche 8400, Río Negro, Argentina.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fontenla
mesh_terms: D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal