Candida coquimbonensis sp. nov., a link between Australian and Nearctic/Neotropical Phaffomyces.
A novel species of ascomycetous yeast, Candida coquimbonensis sp. nov., from the necrotic tissue of cacti in Chile and Australia is described. C. coquimbonensis sp. nov. is closely related and phenotypically similar to Phaffomyces opuntiae. There is no overlap in the geographical distribution between C. coquimbonensis and any species in the Phaffomyces clade. However, this is the first member of the clade to be collected in both native (Chile) and non-native (Australia) cactus habitats. The type strain of C. coquimbonensis sp. nov. is TSU 00-206.4B(T) ( = CBS 12348(T) = USCFST 12-103(T)).
Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata, Sez. Microbiologia, Universitá di Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74 I-06121, Perugia, Italy.
Gianluigi
G
Cardinali
Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata, Sez. Microbiologia, Universitá di Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74 I-06121, Perugia, Italy.
Livio
L
Antonielli
Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata, Sez. Microbiologia, Universitá di Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74 I-06121, Perugia, Italy.
Laura
L
Corte
Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata, Sez. Microbiologia, Universitá di Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74 I-06121, Perugia, Italy.
Luca
L
Roscini
Department of Biology, Tennessee State University, 3500 John Merritt Blvd., Nashville, TN 37209, USA.
Philip F
PF
Ganter
D001315:Australia; D029421:Cactaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002677:Chile; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal