TY - JOUR
T1 - Kodamaea transpacifica f.a., sp. nov., a yeast species isolated from ephemeral flowers and insects in the galápagos islands and Malaysia
T2 - Further evidence for ancient human transpacific contacts
AU - Freitas, Larissa F.D.
AU - Barriga, Enrique Javier Carvajal
AU - Barahona, Patricia Portero
AU - Lachance, Marc André
AU - Rosa, Carlos A.
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Twenty-four yeast strains were isolated from ephemeral flowers of Ipomoea spp. and Datura sp. and their associated insects in the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador, and from Ipomoea spp. and associated insects in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Sequences of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene indicated that these strains belong to a novel yeast species of the Kodamaea clade, although the formation of ascospores was not observed. The closest relative is Candida restingae. The human-mediated dispersion of this species by transpacific contacts in ancient times is suggested. The name Kodamaea transpacifica f.a., sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these isolates. The type strain is CLQCA-24i-070T (5CBS 12823T5NCYC 3852T); MycoBank number MB 803609.
AB - Twenty-four yeast strains were isolated from ephemeral flowers of Ipomoea spp. and Datura sp. and their associated insects in the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador, and from Ipomoea spp. and associated insects in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Sequences of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene indicated that these strains belong to a novel yeast species of the Kodamaea clade, although the formation of ascospores was not observed. The closest relative is Candida restingae. The human-mediated dispersion of this species by transpacific contacts in ancient times is suggested. The name Kodamaea transpacifica f.a., sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these isolates. The type strain is CLQCA-24i-070T (5CBS 12823T5NCYC 3852T); MycoBank number MB 803609.
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U2 - 10.1099/ijs.0.052282-0
DO - 10.1099/ijs.0.052282-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84887046232
SN - 1466-5026
VL - 63
SP - 4324
EP - 4329
JO - International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
JF - International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
IS - PART 11
ER -