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Kodamaea nitidulidarum, Candida restingae and Kodamaea anthophila, three new related yeast species from ephemeral flowers

¹Departamento de Microbiologia - lCB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, CEP 31270-901, Brazil
²Department of Plant Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7
³Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
⁴Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia

Author for correspondence: Marc-André Lachance. Tel: +1 519 661 3752. Fax: +1 519 661 3935. e-mail: lachance{at}julian.uwo.ca

ABSTRACT

Three new yeast species were discovered during studies of yeasts associated with ephemeral flowers in Brazil, Australia and Hawaii. Their physiological and morphological similarity to Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri suggested a possible relationship to that species, which was confirmed by rDNA sequencing. Kodamaea nitidulidarum and Candida restingae were found in cactus flowers and associated nitidulid beetles in sand dune ecosystems (restinga) of Southeastern Brazil. Over 350 strains of Kodamaea anthophila were isolated from Hibiscus and morning glory flowers (lpomoea spp.) in Australia, and from associated nitidulid beetles and Drosophila hibisci. A single isolate came from a beach morning glory in Hawaii. Expansion of the genus Kodamaea to three species modified the existing definition of the genus only slightly. The type and isotype strains are as follows: K. nitidulidarum strains UFMG96-272^T(h⁺; CBS 8491^T) and UFMG96-394¹(h^-; CBS 8492¹); Candida restingae UFMG96-276^T(CBS 8493^T); K. anthophila strains UWO(PS)95-602.1^T(h⁺; CBS 8494^T), UWO(PS)91-893.2¹(h¹; CBS 8495¹) and UWO(PS)95-725.1¹(h^-; CBS 8496¹).

Key Words: Kodamaea • new yeast species • nitidulid beetles • Hibiscus • Ipomoea

The GenBank accession numbers for the sequences in this paper are AF059665-AF059669.

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