National Science & Technology Development Agency - Thailand; National Center Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (BIOTEC); Kasetsart University; National Tsing Hua University
Type
Article
Source Title
JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN
0022-1260
Year
2010
Volume
56
Issue
1
Page
31-36
Open Access
Bronze
Publisher
MICROBIOL RES FOUNDATION
DOI
10.2323/jgam.56.31
Format
PDF
Abstract
Two strains of yeasts isolated in Thailand were found to represent a novel species of the genus Vanderwaltozyma. These strains are close to V. verrucispora but differ by 13 nucleotides (2.3%) in the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rRNA gene. This difference clearly suggests that the two strains represent a distinct species. It is described as Vanderwaltozyma tropicalis sp. nov. Vanderwaltozyma tropicalis is distinguished from V verrucispora by the assimilation of trehalose, inability to grow in 0.1% cycloheximide and by higher maximum growth temperature.
