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Starmerella aceti f.a., sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species isolated from fungus garden of the leafcutter ant Acromyrmex balzani
- Source :
- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 64:1428-1433
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Microbiology Society, 2014.
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Abstract
- A novel yeast species was recovered from the fungus garden of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The growth of the novel yeast species is limited by its ability to metabolize only a few carbon and nitrogenous compounds. A remarkable characteristic of this strain is the vigorous growth in 1 % acetic acid. Sequence analysis of the D1/D2 domains of the LSU rRNA gene showed that the novel species belongs to the Starmerella clade and is phenotypically and genetically divergent from currently recognized species in this clade. Described here as Starmerella aceti f.a., sp. nov., it differs by 37 nucleotide substitutions in the D1/D2 region from Starmerella jinningensis CBS 11864T, the most closely related species. The type strain of Starmerella aceti sp. nov. is TO 125T ( = CBMAI 1594T = CBS 13086T).
- Subjects :
- Sequence analysis
Molecular Sequence Data
Starmerella
Fungus
Hymenoptera
Microbiology
Ascomycota
Botany
Animals
DNA, Fungal
Mycological Typing Techniques
Clade
Phylogeny
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Acetic Acid
biology
Ants
Strain (biology)
Genes, rRNA
Sequence Analysis, DNA
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Yeast
Plant Leaves
Leafcutter ant
Brazil
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14665034 and 14665026
- Volume :
- 64
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....685ce72ef1d8058cedb69ac50e1e7fcd