Draft Genome Sequence of Novel Metschnikowia sp. Strain JCM 33374, a Nectar Yeast Isolated from a Bumblebee

Akira S Hirao; Ryosuke Imai; Rikiya Endoh; Moriya Ohkuma; Yousuke Degawa

doi:10.1128/MRA.00704-19

Draft Genome Sequence of Novel Metschnikowia sp. Strain JCM 33374, a Nectar Yeast Isolated from a Bumblebee

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019 Sep 12;8(37):e00704-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00704-19.

Authors

Akira S Hirao^{1

2}, Ryosuke Imai^{3

4}, Rikiya Endoh⁵, Moriya Ohkuma⁵, Yousuke Degawa³

Affiliations

¹ Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba, Ueda, Nagano, Japan akihirao@gmail.com.
² Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science, Fukushima University, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan.
³ Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba, Ueda, Nagano, Japan.
⁴ Iriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan.
⁵ Microbe Division, Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Abstract

Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Metschnikowia sp. strain JCM 33374, a nectar yeast isolated from a bumblebee (Bombus diversus). The genome of 20.1 Mb is a naturally heterozygous diploid. Phylogenetic analysis with related taxa demonstrated that the strain is very likely a novel species.