title: Apiotrichum terrigenum sp. nov., a soil-associated yeast found in both the UK and mainland Europe.
abstract: Five arthroconidium-producing yeast strains representing a novel Trichosporon-like species were independently isolated from the UK, Hungary and Norway. Two strains (Bio4T and Bio21) were isolated from biogas reactors used for processing grass silage, with a third strain (S8) was isolated from soil collected at the same UK site. Two additional strains were isolated in mainland Europe, one from soil in Norway (NCAIM Y.02175) and the other from sewage in Hungary (NCAIM Y.02176). Sequence analyses of the D1/D2 domains of the LSU rRNA gene and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region indicated that the novel species belongs to the recently reinstated genus Apiotrichum and is most closely related to Apiotrichum scarabaeorum, a beetle-associated species first found in South Africa. Despite having similar physiological characteristics, the two species can be readily distinguished from one another by ITS sequencing. The species name Apiotrichum terrigenum sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these strains, with Bio4T (=CBS 11373T=NCYC 3540T) designated as the type strain. The Mycobank deposit number is MB817431.
authors: National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC), Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
authors: Stephen A
authors: SA
authors: James
authors: National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC), Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
authors: Christopher J
authors: CJ
authors: Bond
authors: Imaging and Microscopy Group (IMG), Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
authors: Rachael
authors: R
authors: Stanley
authors: Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3EE, UK.
authors: Sreenivas R
authors: SR
authors: Ravella
authors: National Collection of Agricultural and Industrial Microorganisms, Faculty of Food Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary.
authors: Gábor
authors: G
authors: Péter
authors: National Collection of Agricultural and Industrial Microorganisms, Faculty of Food Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary.
authors: Dénes
authors: D
authors: Dlauchy
authors: National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC), Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
authors: Ian N
authors: IN
authors: Roberts
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D006814:Hungary; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D009664:Norway; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer