Candida ecuadorensis sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species found in two separate regions of Ecuador

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2013 Jan;63(Pt 1):393-397. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.047555-0. Epub 2012 Oct 26.

Abstract

In the course of an on-going study aimed at cataloguing the natural yeast biodiversity found in Ecuador, two strains (CLQCA 13-025 and CLQCA 20-004(T)) were isolated from samples of cow manure and rotten wood collected in two separate provinces of the country (Orellana and Bolívar). These strains were found to represent a novel yeast species based on the sequences of their D1/D2 domain of the large-subunit (LSU) rRNA gene and their physiological characteristics. Phylogenetic analysis based on LSU D1/D2 sequences revealed this novel species to belong to the Metschnikowia clade and to be most closely related to Candida suratensis, a species recently discovered in a mangrove forest in Thailand. The species name of Candida ecuadorensis sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these strains, with strain CLQCA 20-004(T) (=CBS 12653(T) = NCYC 3782(T)) designated as the type strain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biodiversity
  • Candida / classification*
  • Candida / genetics
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Cattle
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Ecuador
  • Manure / microbiology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycological Typing Techniques
  • Phylogeny*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Wood / microbiology*

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
  • Manure

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FR839617
  • GENBANK/FR839619