title: Starmerella jinningensis sp. nov., a yeast species isolated from flowers of Erianthus rufipilus.
abstract: Five yeast strains (Ym24403, Ym24404, Ym24408, Ym24409 and Ym24410(T)) were isolated from different flowers of Erianthus rufipilus (Gramineae), a wild plant growing in the phosphorus-rich region in Yunnan Province, south-western China, and were found to be phenotypically and genetically divergent from currently recognized yeast species. Sequence analysis of the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit rRNA gene revealed that the five strains represented a novel species described as Starmerella jinningensis sp. nov. The type strain is Ym24410(T) (= CBS 11864(T) =CCTCC AY 2011002(T)). Phylogenetic analysis based on the D1/D2 region of the large subunit rRNA gene suggested that S. jinningensis sp. nov. is placed within the Starmerella clade.
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Shao-Lan
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Ying
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Li-Yuan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Xin-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Ming-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Yong-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China.
authors.forename: Chang-Qun
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D035264:Flowers / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010802:Phylogeny; D006109:Poaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal