title: Leucosporidium drummii sp. nov., a member of the Microbotryomycetes isolated from soil.
abstract: Two strains of a novel teleomorphic basidiomycete were isolated from grassland soil. Standard phenotypic tests and phylogenetic analyses of 26S rRNA gene (D1/D2 domains) and ITS region sequences showed that the species belongs to the core group of the genus Leucosporidium. A novel species, Leucosporidium drummii sp. nov., is proposed to accommodate the two strains, with SEG-3-2-AY220(T) (=CBS 11562(T)=MUCL 52878(T)) as the type strain. In addition, phylogenetic analysis revealed great genetic variability in the Leucosporidium scottii complex.
authors.affiliation: Geobotanik, Fakultät für Biologie und Biotechnologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Yurkov
authors.affiliation: Geobotanik, Fakultät für Biologie und Biotechnologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.affiliation: Geobotanik, Fakultät für Biologie und Biotechnologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Begerow
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010802:Phylogeny; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S