title: Five novel species in the Lodderomyces clade associated with insects.
abstract: During a survey of yeasts associated with insects in Central China's natural ecosystems, 116 yeast strains were isolated from the gut of adult insects in two families and from one beetle larva. Among the yeasts isolated in this study, 102 strains were identified as 20 known species in the class Saccharomycetes. The remaining 14 strains were identified as representing five novel species in the Lodderomyces clade based on the combined sequences of the D1/D2 domains of the LSU rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions, as well as other taxonomic characteristics. Lodderomyces beijingensis sp. nov. (type strain CBS 14171T=CICC 33087T=NYNU 15764T) formed a clade with Lodderomyces elongisporus and Candida oxycetoniae. The other four novel species, namely Candida margitis sp. nov. (type strain CBS 14175T=CICC 33091T=NYNU 15857T), Candida xiaguanensis sp. nov. (type strain CBS 13923T=CICC 33056T=NYNU 1488T), Candida parachauliodis sp. nov. (type strain CBS 13928T=CICC 33058T=NYNU 14959T) and Candida coleopterorum sp. nov. (type strain CBS 14180T=CICC 33084T=NYNU 1582T), showed close relationships to the species near Candida parapsilosis, Candida sakaeoensis, Candida chauliodes and Candida corydalis. Descriptions of these novel yeast species are provided as well as discussions of their ecology in relation to their insect hosts.
authors: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China.
authors: Xiao-Jing
authors: XJ
authors: Liu
authors: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China.
authors: Ze-Hao
authors: ZH
authors: Yi
authors: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China.
authors: Yong-Cheng
authors: YC
authors: Ren
authors: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China.
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China.
authors: Feng-Li
authors: FL
authors: Hui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D007313:Insecta / Q000382:microbiology*; D007814:Larva; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal