Sporobolomyces odoratus sp. nov., a new species in the Sporidiobolus ruineniae clade

FEMS Yeast Res. 2002 Mar;2(1):9-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2002.tb00063.x.

Abstract

This report presents the description of a new Sporobolomyces species, Sp. odoratus sp. nov. The new species was characterized by DNA fingerprinting using the micro/minisatellite-primed PCR approach (MSP-PCR). A phylogenetic analysis using the D1/D2 region of the 26S rDNA revealed that Sp. odoratus belongs to a clade that includes Rhodosporidium fluviale and Sporidiobolus ruineniae. An integrated comparison with related species is presented. A number of presumptive strains of S. ruineniae were also investigated using the MSP-PCR method and 26S rDNA sequence analysis. Mating experiments revealed, for the first time, that S. ruineniae includes heterothallic strains, besides those already known to be self-fertile.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Basidiomycota / classification*
  • Basidiomycota / genetics
  • Basidiomycota / physiology
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Mycological Typing Techniques
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal / analysis*
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, ribosomal, 26S