Cryptococcus antarcticus var. circumpolaris var. nov., a basidiomycetous yeast from Antarctica

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2003;83(3):231-3. doi: 10.1023/a:1023369728237.

Abstract

Cryptococcus antarcticus Vishniac & Kurtzman var. circumpolaris Vishniac and Onofri var. nov. (Filobasidiales, Tremellomycetidae, Hymenomycetes), an anamorphic yeast with ca. 73% nDNA relatedness to Cryptococcus antarcticus var. antarcticus, differs in failure to assimilate raffinose, a lower maximum temperature for growth, fatty acid profile, and in a single nucleotide change in the D2 region of LSU rDNA.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antarctic Regions
  • Cryptococcus / chemistry
  • Cryptococcus / classification*
  • Cryptococcus / genetics
  • Cryptococcus / physiology*
  • DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycological Typing Techniques
  • Temperature

Substances

  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • Fatty Acids

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AF324933