Geotrichum silvicola sp. nov., a novel asexual arthroconidial yeast species related to the genus Galactomyces

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2005 Jan;55(Pt 1):497-501. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.63187-0.

Abstract

Four strains of an asexual arthroconidial yeast species were isolated from Drosophila flies in two Atlantic rain forest sites in Brazil and two strains from oak tasar silkworm larvae (Antheraea proylei) in India. Analysis of the sequences of the D1/D2 large subunit rRNA gene showed that this yeast represented a novel species of the genus Geotrichum, described as Geotrichum silvicola sp. nov. The novel species was related to the ascogenous genus Galactomyces. The closest relatives of Geotrichum silvicola were Galactomyces sp. strain NRRL Y-6418 and Galactomyces geotrichum. The type culture of Geotrichum silvicola is UFMG-354-2T (=CBS 9194T=NRRL Y-27641T).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • DNA, Fungal / analysis
  • DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
  • Drosophila / microbiology*
  • Genes, rRNA / genetics
  • Geotrichum / classification*
  • Geotrichum / genetics
  • Geotrichum / isolation & purification
  • India
  • Larva / microbiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Moths / growth & development
  • Moths / microbiology*
  • Mycological Typing Techniques
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Saccharomycetales / classification
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Trees

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY158042
  • GENBANK/AY225313